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Calumniate vs Discredit - What's the difference?

calumniate | discredit |

As a verb calumniate

is to make hurtful untrue comments about.

As a noun discredit is

disrepute.

calumniate

English

Verb

(calumniat)
  • To make hurtful untrue comments about.
  • * Strype
    • Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and calumniate all godly men's doings.
  • * 1905 , Robert Louis Stevenson, Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes ,
    • There are adherents of each of the four French parties—Legitimists, Orleanists, Imperialists, and Republicans—in this little mountain-town; and they all hate, loathe, decry, and calumniate each other.
  • To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.

    • Synonyms

    * (to make hurtful untrue statements): slander * See also

    Related terms

    * calumniation * calumniator * calumniatory * calumnious * calumny ----

    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