discredit — I noun animadversion, aspersion, attaint, baseness, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, debasement, dedecus, degradation, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, disbelief, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace,… … Law dictionary
discredit — ► VERB (discredited, discrediting) 1) harm the good reputation of. 2) cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable. ► NOUN ▪ loss or lack of reputation. DERIVATIVES discreditable adjective … English terms dictionary
discredit — dis|cred|it1 [dısˈkredıt] v [T] 1.) to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something ▪ The company s lawyers tried to discredit her testimony. 2.) to make people stop believing in a particular idea ▪ Some of Freud s theories have… … Dictionary of contemporary English
discredit — [[t]dɪskre̱dɪt[/t]] discredits, discrediting, discredited 1) VERB To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people s respect or trust. [V n] ...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival … English dictionary
discredit — 1 verb (T) 1 to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something: Black s remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him. 2 to make people stop believing in a particular idea: Some of Freud s theories have now been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
discredit — verb (discredits, discrediting, discredited) harm the good reputation of. ↘cause (an idea or account) to seem false or unreliable. noun loss or lack of reputation … English new terms dictionary
discreditable — discredit ► VERB (discredited, discrediting) 1) harm the good reputation of. 2) cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable. ► NOUN ▪ loss or lack of reputation. DERIVATIVES discreditable adjective … English terms dictionary
Propaganda — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). French Military Propaganda postcard showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II biting the world (c. 1915) … Wikipedia
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international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Regeneration (novel) — For the 1997 film adaptation of the novel see Regeneration (1997 film). infobox Book | name = Regeneration title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Pat Barker cover artist = country = United Kingdom language =… … Wikipedia