discredit
/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ nom C2En français : discrédit
- Discrediting or disbelieving.
- A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
- The state of being discredited or disbelieved. · Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
- A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
Pluriel discredits
Dans la bibliothèque
She wished to discredit it entirely, repeatedly exclaiming, “This must be false!
You could scarcely escape discredit and misery.
“You are ready enough to use all the information that the police can lay at your disposal, and then you try to finish the case yourself and bring discredit on them.”
“Undoubtedly,” said Villefort, moderating the tones of his voice, “a marriage once concerted and then broken off, throws a sort of discredit on a young lady; then again, the old reports, which I was so anxious to put an end to, will instantly gain ground.
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