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Discreditable vs Detestable - What's the difference?

discreditable | detestable | Related terms |

Discreditable is a related term of detestable.


As adjectives the difference between discreditable and detestable

is that discreditable is able to be discredited while detestable is detestable, despicable.

discreditable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Able to be discredited.
  • Low, mean, bringing discredit.

    • detestable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "detestable" is often applied: crime, thing, practices, act, character, nature, person, conduct, villain, behavior.

    Derived terms

    * detestableness

    Related terms

    * detest * detestability

    See also

    * hateful * abominable * loathsome * horrid

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