discredit

discredit
I [dɪs'kredɪt]
nome discredito m.

to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn

II [dɪs'kredɪt]
verbo transitivo screditare [person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory]
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[dis'kredit] 1. noun
((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) discredito, disistima
2. verb
1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) screditare
2) (to disgrace.) screditare
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- discreditably
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discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
n. [u]
1 discredito: to fall into discredit, cadere in discredito; to bring discredit on sb. [st.], screditare q. [qc.]; To his discredit, he failed to tell anyone about his suspicions, va a suo discredito il fatto che non abbia parlato a nessuno dei suoi sospetti
2 disgrazia; vergogna: He is a discredit to his family, è una disgrazia per la sua famiglia.
(to) discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/
v. t.
1 screditare; gettare discredito su: Her enemies have tried everything to discredit her, i suoi nemici hanno tentato di tutto per screditarla; The incident has permanently discredited his government, l'incidente ha screditato irrimediabilmente il suo governo
2 screditare, smentire: The steady-state theory of the universe was discredited by the Big Bang theory, la teoria dello stato stazionario dell'universo è stata screditata dalla teoria del Big Bang.
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I [dɪs'kredɪt]
nome discredito m.

to bring discredit on sb. — gettare discredito su qcn

II [dɪs'kredɪt]
verbo transitivo screditare [person]; mettere in dubbio [report, theory]

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