discredited

Thân thiện

A discredited politician sits alone on a park bench.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having lost one's reputation or good name; no longer trusted or respected: Refers to a person, organization, or idea that has suffered damage to its credibility or standing, often due to scandal, failure, or exposure of wrongdoing.
   • Shown to be false or unreliable: Describes a theory, claim, or piece of evidence that has been proven invalid or untrustworthy.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The discredited scientist was removed from the advisory board. (The scientist, who had lost trust, was removed.)
  • After the fraud was exposed, the company became a discredited institution. (The company lost its good reputation.)
  • He presented discredited arguments that no one took seriously. (He presented arguments proven to be false.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be discredited in the eyes of someone": to have lost the trust or respect of a particular person or group.
  • The regime was utterly discredited in the eyes of the international community.
• "thoroughly/utterly/completely discredited": emphasizes that credibility is entirely lost.
  • That economic theory is now thoroughly discredited.

Variants and Related Words

• Discredit (verb): To harm the reputation of; to cause people to stop believing.
  • The newspaper article sought to discredit the mayor's claims.
• Discreditable (adjective): Deserving of disgrace or discredit; shameful.
  • His discreditable behavior led to his dismissal.

Synonyms

• Disgraced: Having fallen from favor or a position of honor.
• Disreputable: Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance.
• Shamed: Affected by shame.
• Debunked (for ideas/theories): Exposed as false or exaggerated.

Antonyms

• Credible: Able to be believed; convincing.
• Respected: Admired by many people for good qualities or achievements.
• Reputable: Having a good reputation.

Related Phrases

• To fall into discredit: To lose credibility or respect over time.
  • The old methodology has fallen into discredit.
• A discredited regime/government/policy: Commonly used in political and historical contexts to describe entities that have lost legitimacy.
  • The history books describe him as the leader of a discredited regime.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. suffering shame
2. being unjustly brought into disrepute
   • a discredited politician
   • her damaged reputation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• disgraced
• dishonored
• shamed
• damaged