discredit
noun/dɪsˈkredɪt/
/dɪsˈkredɪt/
(formal)- [uncountable] damage to somebody’s/something's reputation; loss of respect
- Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support.
- My brother’s behaviour did great discredit to the family.
- to somebody/something's discredit Britain, to its discredit, did not speak out against these atrocities.
Extra Examples- By telling lies he brought discredit upon the Army.
- Her behaviour has brought discredit on her family.
- His selfish decision is greatly to his discredit.
- It does us great discredit to treat foreigners so badly.
- She brought the whole system into discredit.
- Your failure reflects no discredit upon you—you did your best.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + discredit- bring
- reflect
- bring something into
- …
- to somebody’s discredit
- discredit to
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- [countable] discredit (to somebody/something) a person or thing that causes damage to somebody's/something's reputation or loss of respect
- They were a discredit to their country.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian (di)scredito (noun), (di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).
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