'Discredited' definitions:
Definition of 'discredited'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation" [syn: discredited, damaged]
adjective
Definition of 'Discredited'
From: GCIDE
- Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discredited; p. pr. & vb. n. Discrediting.] [Cf. F. discr['e]diter.]
- 1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. [1913 Webster]
- An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace. [1913 Webster]
- He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the same man he went. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'discredited'
From: GCIDE
- discredited \discredited\ adj.
- 1. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited politician.
- Syn: damaged. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. suffering shame.
- Syn: disgraced, dishonored, shamed. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited theory or policy. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'discredited'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- at a discount,
- belied,
- confounded,
- confuted,
- contested,
- deflated,
- denied,
- disbelieved,
- discarded,
- disgraced,
- dismissed,
- disproved,
- disputed,
- doubted,
- exploded,
- exposed,
- impugned,
- in bad,
- in bad odor,
- in bad repute,
- in discredit,
- in disfavor,
- in disgrace,
- in disrepute,
- in Dutch,
- invalidated,
- loaded with shame,
- mistrusted,
- moot,
- negated,
- negatived,
- out of countenance,
- out of favor,
- overthrown,
- overturned,
- punctured,
- questioned,
- refuted,
- rejected,
- shamed,
- shown up,
- suspect,
- suspected,
- under a cloud,
- under suspicion,
- upset