Discredited vs Miscredited - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between discredited and miscredited

is that discredited is (discredit) while miscredited is (miscredit).

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(discredit)

(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.

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

* discreditor

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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.

* (degree of dishonour) demerit

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(miscredit)

(en verb)

To discredit.

To credit incorrectly.

* 2008 , Steven Jay Schneider, One Thousand One Movies You Must See Before You Die

This unfortunately hasn't prevented many commentators from continuing to miscredit Flaherty as a codirector.

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discredit