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дискредити́ровать — meaning in English

diskreditirovat

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English meaning

  • discredit verb To damage someone's reputation or make people doubt their honesty.
  • libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
  • stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.

Senses

дискредити́ровать is used for these senses in English:

  • discredit (transitive) To harm the good reputation of (a person).
  • stab (transitive, figurative) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

discredit — full definition

  1. verb To damage someone's reputation or make people doubt their honesty.
  2. noun Loss of reputation or trust; disgrace.

libel — full definition

  1. noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
  2. verb To publish a false, damaging statement about someone.

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