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noun

discredit

CEFR B2

the state of being held in low esteem

In a sentence

Six example sentences with discredit, each labelled with its topic.

  • Once the forged letters surfaced, the general's memoir sank into discredit and vanished from every university reading list.

    History

  • Years of missed delivery dates brought the supplier such discredit that buyers stopped returning calls from its sales team.

    Business

  • The prize was withdrawn and the photographer left in discredit once the sky in the winning image proved borrowed.

    Photography

  • The cold fusion claim fell into discredit within months, once other labs failed to reproduce the excess heat.

    Science

  • The party remained in discredit for a decade after the scandal, losing seats even in its safest districts.

    Politics

  • The rating agency fell into discredit after grading the worst bonds as safe, and clients demanded refunds.

    Finance

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