the act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have brought the story into discredit.-hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things.-to refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.-to deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.-to deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.