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Credentials vs Discredit - What's the difference?

credentials | discredit |

As nouns the difference between credentials and discredit

is that credentials is plural of lang=en: Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country while discredit is the act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.

As a verb discredit is

to harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

credentials

English

Noun

(head)
  • : Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country.

    • Anagrams

    * English nouns

    discredit

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
    • The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
    The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

    Synonyms

    * demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell against

    Derived terms

    * discreditor

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.
    • Later accounts have brought the story into discredit .
  • A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
  • * Rogers
    • It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.

    Synonyms

    * (degree of dishonour) demerit