Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Harmful to one's reputation; blameworthy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to injure credit or reputation; disreputable; disgraceful.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
discredited . - adjective
Low ,mean , bringingdiscredit .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy
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Examples
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Whether creditable or discreditable, that is the fact.
Three Guineas 2003
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But they were not reticent enough to prevent the circulation of certain uneasy rumours and extravagant stories of discreditable adventures -- discreditable, that is, from the buccaneering point of view -- of which Captain Blood had been guilty.
Captain Blood Rafael Sabatini 1912
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It might be called discreditable enough to move any self-respecting people to shame.
American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) Various 1869
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And, sir, is that spirit to be charged here, in this hall where we are sitting, as being "discreditable" to our country's name?
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But it manifested the spirit by which they were animated; and, sir, is that spirit to be charged here, in this hall where we are sitting, as being 'discreditable' to our country's name?
Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Josiah Quincy 1818
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To go from sacred history to profane, does the gentleman there find it 'discreditable' for women to take any interest or any part in political affairs?
Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. Josiah Quincy 1818
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Hannan complained the Mirror misrepresented his views, saying that his blog suggested that some of the "discreditable" attacks on President Obama were based on racism but it had not sought to justify those attacks.
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Hannan complained the Mirror misrepresented his views, saying that his blog suggested that some of the "discreditable" attacks on President Obama were based on racism but it had not sought to justify those attacks.
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Hannan complained the Mirror misrepresented his views, saying that his blog suggested that some of the "discreditable" attacks on President Obama were based on racism but it had not sought to justify those attacks.
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"discreditable" for women to take any interest or any part in political affairs?
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