discredit

desacreditar, desprestigiar

Hacer que la gente pierda el respeto o la confianza en alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To make people lose respect for someone or stop trusting them.

• The lies discredited the politician.
• They tried to discredit the witness with false accusations.
• His opponents spread rumours to discredit him.

Sinónimos: damage someone’s reputation, disgrace

Expresiones frecuentes: discredit someone, discredit an opponent, attempt to discredit

desacreditar

Hacer que una idea o prueba parezca falsa o poco fiable.

En inglés sencillo: To make an idea or evidence seem false or impossible to trust.

• These facts discredit his theory.
• Later research discredited the original findings.
• Can one mistake discredit the whole report?

Sinónimos: undermine, cast doubt on

Antónimos: confirm

Expresiones frecuentes: discredit a theory, discredit the evidence, discredit a claim

descrédito, deshonra

Pérdida del respeto o de la confianza de los demás.

En inglés sencillo: The loss of other people's respect or trust.

• His lies brought discredit on the team.
• The affair brought lasting discredit to her office.
• Such conduct reflects discredit on the institution.

Cómo se usa: bring discredit on someone/something (The scandal brought discredit on the whole profession.)

Sinónimos: disgrace, dishonor

Antónimos: honor

Expresiones frecuentes: bring discredit, discredit on someone, discredit to something