discredited

«discredited» in Mova's school dictionary: Shown to be false or not to be believed: a discredited… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (past and past participle of discredit: discredit, discredits, discredited, discrediting); adjective (a discredited idea)

meaning for a pupil

1) Shown to be false or not to be believed: a discredited theory. tree →

2) Made to lose people's trust or respect. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and history, a discredited idea is one that evidence has shown to be wrong; in news, a person can be discredited by lies or scandals; it tells the reader not to trust it; phrases: «a discredited theory», «discredited by the evidence».

examples

• The old idea that the Sun goes round the Earth was discredited long ago. tree →
• The fake study was discredited by other scientists. tree →
• The cheat was discredited and lost his medal. tree →
• Rumours tried to discredit the new captain, but they were lies. tree →
• That diet myth has been completely discredited. tree →
• His story was discredited when the video was found. tree →
• A discredited source should not be used in your project. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: discredit («bring discredit on»). In research and fact-checking: a discredited claim is one shown false, not just one people dislike.

Trees and pragmatics

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