Discredited vs Neptunism - What's the difference?
discredited | neptunism |
(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.
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(historical) A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.
As a verb discredited
is past tense of discredit.As a proper noun Neptunism is
a discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.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.