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# discredited

verb (past and past participle of discredit: discredit, discredits, discredited, discrediting); adjective (a discredited idea)

«discredited» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Shown to be false or not to be believed: a discredited theory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#m1)
2. Made to lose people's trust or respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history, a discredited idea is one that evidence has shown to be wrong; in news, a person can be discredited by lies or scandals; it tells the reader not to trust it; phrases: «a discredited theory», «discredited by the evidence».

### Examples

- The old idea that the Sun goes round the Earth was discredited long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x1)
- The fake study was discredited by other scientists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x2)
- The cheat was discredited and lost his medal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x3)
- Rumours tried to discredit the new captain, but they were lies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x4)
- That diet myth has been completely discredited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x5)
- His story was discredited when the video was found. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x6)
- A discredited source should not be used in your project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: discredit («bring discredit on»). In research and fact-checking: a discredited claim is one shown false, not just one people dislike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discredited» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discredited/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discredited» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discredited.html) on Mova free.