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| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To disparage, debunk, denigrate, depreciate or decry. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To disgrace or shame.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb discredit.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (discredit) |
1. Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary".[Wordnet]. 2. Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians".[Wordnet]. 3. Reject as false; refuse to accept.[Wordnet]. 4. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.[Websters]. 5. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.[Websters]. 6. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: discrediting, discredited, discredits, discrediter, discrediters, discreditingly and discreditedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Discrediting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1514. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Disbelieving; not trusting to; depriving of credit; disgracing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of discredit. (references) | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: DISCREDITING | ||||
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| Discrediting tactic | 7 | Discrediting tactic | 7 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | جُرْسة (defamation, defamations, discredit, discredited, discrediting), جَرَّسَ (discredit, discredited, discrediting, dishonor, dishonored), أَخْزَى (discountenance, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate), أَفْقَدَ اَلْحُظْوَة (discredit, discredited, discrediting), عَار (discredit, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, opprobrium), سَفَّهَ (stultify, depreciate, depreciated, depreciates, depreciating), وَصَمَ (stigmatize, blemish, blemished, blemishes, blemishing), لَوَّثَ (befoul, contaminate, defile, dirty, discredit), اِنْتَقَصَ من قَدْرِهِ أو مَكَانَتِهِ أو قِيمَتِهِ (abase, abased, abases, abasing, belittle). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | جُرْسة (defamation, defamations, discredit, discredited, discrediting), جَرَّسَ (discredit, discredited, discrediting, dishonor, dishonored), أَخْزَى (discountenance, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate), أَفْقَدَ اَلْحُظْوَة (discredit, discredited, discrediting), عَار (discredit, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, opprobrium), سَفَّهَ (stultify, depreciate, depreciated, depreciates, depreciating), وَصَمَ (stigmatize, blemish, blemished, blemishes, blemishing), لَوَّثَ (befoul, contaminate, defile, dirty, discredit), اِنْتَقَصَ من قَدْرِهِ أو مَكَانَتِهِ أو قِيمَتِهِ (abase, abased, abases, abasing, belittle). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | جُرْسة (defamation, defamations, discredit, discredited, discrediting), جَرَّسَ (discredit, discredited, discrediting, dishonor, dishonored), أَخْزَى (discountenance, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate), أَفْقَدَ اَلْحُظْوَة (discredit, discredited, discrediting), عَار (discredit, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, opprobrium), سَفَّهَ (stultify, depreciate, depreciated, depreciates, depreciating), وَصَمَ (stigmatize, blemish, blemished, blemishes, blemishing), لَوَّثَ (befoul, contaminate, defile, dirty, discredit), اِنْتَقَصَ من قَدْرِهِ أو مَكَانَتِهِ أو قِيمَتِهِ (abase, abased, abases, abasing, belittle). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | diskreditování (discrediting). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | หลังจากที่ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความดีงามแล้ว ยุคสมัยของเราก็ได้ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความชั่ (after discrediting virtues our century succeeded in discrediting vices). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | diskreditování (discrediting). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | scredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), discredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), disgradì-isce (disparage, to disparage, discredit, belittle, denigrate). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | scredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), discredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), disgradì-isce (disparage, to disparage, discredit, belittle, denigrate). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | scredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), discredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), disgradì-isce (disparage, to disparage, discredit, belittle, denigrate). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | scredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), discredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), disgradì-isce (disparage, to disparage, discredit, belittle, denigrate). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | scredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), discredità (discredit, bear a grudge, become discredited, denigrate, discrediting), disgradì-isce (disparage, to disparage, discredit, belittle, denigrate). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | diskreditování (discrediting). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | in Verruf bringend (decrying, discrediting). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | discréditer (discredit, bring into disrepute, debunk, explode, to debunk). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | discréditer (discredit, bring into disrepute, debunk, explode, to debunk). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | in Verruf bringend (decrying, discrediting). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | جُرْسة (defamation, defamations, discredit, discredited, discrediting), جَرَّسَ (discredit, discredited, discrediting, dishonor, dishonored), أَخْزَى (discountenance, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate), أَفْقَدَ اَلْحُظْوَة (discredit, discredited, discrediting), عَار (discredit, disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, opprobrium), سَفَّهَ (stultify, depreciate, depreciated, depreciates, depreciating), وَصَمَ (stigmatize, blemish, blemished, blemishes, blemishing), لَوَّثَ (befoul, contaminate, defile, dirty, discredit), اِنْتَقَصَ من قَدْرِهِ أو مَكَانَتِهِ أو قِيمَتِهِ (abase, abased, abases, abasing, belittle). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | in Verruf bringend (decrying, discrediting). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | in Verruf bringend (decrying, discrediting). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | screditare (discredit, disparage, depreciate, explode, cheapen). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 評判を落とし (discrediting). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | дискредитировать дискредитация (discrediting). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | diskreditirovatʹ diskreditatsiya (discrediting). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | дискредитировать дискредитация (discrediting). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | diskreditirovatʹ diskreditatsiya (discrediting). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | หลังจากที่ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความดีงามแล้ว ยุคสมัยของเราก็ได้ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความชั่ (after discrediting virtues our century succeeded in discrediting vices). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | desacreditar (decry, disparage, discredit, to decry, to disparage). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | หลังจากที่ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความดีงามแล้ว ยุคสมัยของเราก็ได้ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความชั่ (after discrediting virtues our century succeeded in discrediting vices). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | หลังจากที่ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความดีงามแล้ว ยุคสมัยของเราก็ได้ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความชั่ (after discrediting virtues our century succeeded in discrediting vices). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | หลังจากที่ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความดีงามแล้ว ยุคสมัยของเราก็ได้ทำลายความศรัทธาต่อความชั่ (after discrediting virtues our century succeeded in discrediting vices). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| West Indies French | dégrader (discredit, bring into disrepute, debunk, to debunk, bear a grudge). Additional references: West Indies French, Caribbean, discrediting. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “discrediting” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | iscreditingday (discrediting). Additional references: Pig Latin, discrediting. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | diseridit (discrediting). Additional references: Terran B, discrediting. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
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