Discredited vs Disbelieved - What's the difference?
discredited | disbelieved |
(discredit)
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.
A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
* Rogers
As verbs the difference between discredited and disbelieved
is that discredited is (discredit) while disbelieved is (disbelieve).As an adjective disbelieved is
not believed; discounted; discredited; ignored.discredited
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Verb
(head)discredit
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Verb
(en verb)- The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.
- The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.
Synonyms
* demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell againstDerived terms
* discreditorNoun
(-)- Later accounts have brought the story into discredit .
- It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.