Definition of discredit

"discredit" in the noun sense

1. disrepute, discredit

the state of being held in low esteem

"your actions will bring discredit to your name"

"because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"

"discredit" in the verb sense

1. discredit

cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

"The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"

2. discredit, disgrace

damage the reputation of

"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

3. disbelieve, discredit

reject as false refuse to accept

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Quotations for discredit

Do not discredit your words by your looks. [ Ovid ]

Oftentimes, excusing of a fault
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse;
As patches, set upon a little breach.
Discredit more in hiding of the fault,
Than did the fault before it was so patched. [ William Shakespeare ]

It is no discredit to be a teacher of that which is credible to be learned. [ Proverb ]

discredit in Scrabble®

The word discredit is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters discredit:

DISCREDIT
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

credits, deistic, diciest, dietics, directs, dirtied, dirties, ditsier, tidiers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word discredit

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In discredit

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discredit in Words With Friends™

The word discredit is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters discredit:

DISCREDIT
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

credits, deistic, diciest, dietics, directs, dirtied, dirties, ditsier, tidiers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word discredit

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In discredit

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Words containing the sequence discredit

Words that start with discredit (5 words)

Words with discredit in them (3 words)

Words that end with discredit (1 word)

Word Growth involving discredit

Shorter words in discredit

it edit credit

re red credit

is disc

Longer words containing discredit

discreditable undiscreditable

discredited undiscredited

discrediting

discredits