Question

discredit His book had been thoroughly discredited by scholars, and his reputation was badly damaged. dɪˈskrɛdət

Accepted Answer

(1) To cause (someone or something) to seem dishonest or untrue. (2) To damage the reputation of (someone). Since one meaning of credit is “trust,” discredit means basically “destroy one's trust.” A scientific study may be discredited if it turns out it was secretly written up by someone paid by a drug company. An autobiography may be discredited if someone discovers that the best parts came out of a novel. A lawyer may try to discredit testimony in a trial by revealing that the witness just got out of the slammer. Many political campaigns rely on discrediting one's opponents; desperate politicians have learned that, if they can claim that someone attacking them has been completely discredited, it might work even if it isn't true

word	discredit
definition	(1) To cause (someone or something) to seem dishonest or untrue. (2) To damage the reputation of (someone).
eg_sentence	His book had been thoroughly discredited by scholars, and his reputation was badly damaged.
explanation	Since one meaning of credit is “trust,” discredit means basically “destroy one's trust.” A scientific study may be discredited if it turns out it was secretly written up by someone paid by a drug company. An autobiography may be discredited if someone discovers that the best parts came out of a novel. A lawyer may try to discredit testimony in a trial by revealing that the witness just got out of the slammer. Many political campaigns rely on discrediting one's opponents; desperate politicians have learned that, if they can claim that someone attacking them has been completely discredited, it might work even if it isn't true
IPA	dɪˈskrɛdət

Discredit Discredited Reputation One's Dishonest Untrue Damage Book