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Rhymes with -ɛdɪt

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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English credit

English discredit

From dis- + credit.

transitive To harm the good reputation of (a person). The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
transitive To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable. The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

countable, uncountable Discrediting or disbelieving. Mr. Burton disbelieves it, and has brought sufficient reasons for his discredit of so improbable a story.
countable A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution. […] that now and then a young man of that profession did actually appear among us, who was not a discredit to his country.
uncountable The state of being discredited or disbelieved. Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.
uncountable A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach. It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.