disrepute, discredit
(noun) the state of being held in low esteem; “your actions will bring discredit to your name”; “because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute”
disbelieve, discredit
(verb) reject as false; refuse to accept
discredit
(verb) cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; “The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary”
discredit, disgrace
(verb) damage the reputation of; “This newspaper story discredits the politicians”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discredit (third-person singular simple present discredits, present participle discrediting, simple past and past participle discredited)
(transitive) To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
• demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell against
discredit (countable and uncountable, plural discredits)
(countable or uncountable) Discrediting or disbelieving.
(countable) A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
(uncountable) The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
(uncountable) A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
• (degree of dishonour): demerit
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cred"it, n. Etym: [Cf. F. discrédit.]
1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach;
– applied to persons or things. It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession. Rogers.
Syn.
– Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy; scandal; disbelief; distrust.
Dis*cred"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discrediting.] Etym: [Cf. F. discréditer.]
1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.
2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. Strype.
2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
