discredit
suomi-englanti sanakirjadiscredit englannista suomeksi
saattaa huonoon valoon
häpeä
epäillä
Verbi
mustamaalata, saattaa huonoon valoon, osoittaa vääräksi">osoittaa vääräksi, diskreditoida
Substantiivi
discredit englanniksi
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
(ux)
(quote-journal)
Discrediting or disbelieving.
(quote-book)
A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
(quote-book) that now and then a young man of that profession did actually appear among us, who was not a discredit to his country.
The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
''Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.''
1815, Doctor Rogers, “A good Life the best Ornament of the Christian Profession” (sermon), in ''Family Lectures: or, a copious Collection of Sermons'', F. C. and J. Rivington ''et al.'', page 351:
- It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.