adj
discredited
adj
1
No longer believed to be true, honest, or reliable.
"The once-popular theory is now widely discredited among scientists."
How to Use Discredited
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishProven unreliable or untrustworthy, so no longer taken seriously.
Common pairings
thoroughly discredited
a discredited claim
Word Forms
more discredited comparative, most discredited superlative
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The once-popular theory is now widely _____ among scientists.