English-French translations for discredit

• abaisser
• discrédit
  Cela jetterait le discrédit sur eux. That would be to their discredit.
  La classe politique discréditée a disparu. The discredited political class disappeared.
  Cela va jeter le discrédit sur l'institution. This will throw discredit upon the institution.
• discréditer
  Agir comme on le fait à présent, c'est discréditer toute forme d'intervention. Intervention will be discredited if this failure to act persists.
  Notre intention n'était pas de discréditer ou de critiquer la région. Our aim was not to discredit or run down the region.
  Cette motion n’est qu’une astuce pour discréditer la Commission européenne. This motion is nothing but a ploy to discredit the European Commission.

Definition of discredit

• To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable
• 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
• A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach

Examples

• The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
• The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.
• Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.

Related words

• discreditor
• discreditable
• undiscreditable
• discredit#Inglese|discredit