1) Cause to be doubted 2) Damage reputation of 3) Damage the reputation of 4) Dishonor 5) Dishonour 6) Disrepute 7) Drag through the mud 8) Engage in a smear campaign 9) Impugn 10) Refuse to accept 11) Reject as false 12) Show to be untrustworthy 13) To give no credence to Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/discredit
• (v. t.) To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited. • (n.) Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things. • (v. t.) To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of. &b... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/discredit/
Dis·cred'it noun [ Confer French 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; --... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/80
discredit 1. Loss or want of credit; impaired reputation; disrepute, reproach; an instance of this. 2. Loss or want of belief or confidence; disbelief, distrust. 3. To show to be unworthy of belief; to take away the credibility of; to destroy confidence in. 4. To injure the credit or reputation of; to bring into discredit, disrepute, or loss of est... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2452/3
to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians. · to show to be undeserving of trust or belief; destroy confidence in: Later research discredited earlier theories. · to give no credence to; disbelieve: There was good reason to discredit the witness. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/discredit