дискредитировать — meaning in English

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

дискредитировать 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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