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View synonyms for discreditable

discreditable

[ dis-kred-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. bringing or liable to bring discredit.


discreditable

/ dɪsˈkrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. tending to bring discredit; shameful or unworthy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˈcreditably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • dis·credit·a·bili·ty noun
  • dis·credit·a·bly adverb
  • undis·credit·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of discreditable1

First recorded in 1630–40; discredit + -able
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Example Sentences

And one of Heritage's messengers sure enough proved discreditable.

Politicians often have discreditable secrets, secrets that might upset their campaigns.

The ruse by which he and Lannes captured the bridge below Vienna was discreditable no doubt from the point of view of morality.

They are discreditable-looking places where there is no order, no cleanliness but utter confusion and horrible din and noise.

They loaned money to individuals, too, though at Rome money lending was discreditable.

He needed votes in parliament, and he obtained them, as the whig leaders had done, by discreditable means.

Wedderburn's speech and the spirit in which it was received were impolitic as well as discreditable.

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