discredit

«discredit» in Mova's school dictionary: Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (discredit); verb (discredit, discredits, discredited, discrediting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (noun) Loss of good name or respect; something that brings shame. tree →

2) (verb) To make people stop believing that someone or something is good or true. tree →

sense in the lessons

old use: in old tales, a deed that brings shame on someone is discredit to them; the verb is used when a lie is shown to be false

examples

• It was a discredit to the whole family. tree →
• Her lies discredited her in front of the class. tree →
• Do not discredit your friend by spreading rumours. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «discredit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.