All 4 Uses of
discredit
in
1984 by Orwell
- The old, discredited leaders of the Party had been used to gather there before they were finally purged.
p. 55..4discredited = with damaged reputations
- It consisted in falsifying a series of production reports of two years ago, in such a way as to cast discredit on a prominent member of the Inner Party, who was now under a cloud.
p. 109..1 *discredit = damage of reputation
- The earthly paradise had been discredited at exactly the moment when it became realizable.
p. 204..8discredited = had its reputation damaged
- Every day, at every moment, they will be defeated, discredited, ridiculed, spat upon and yet they will always survive.
p. 268..5discredited = have their reputation damaged
Definition:
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(discredit) damage the reputation of -- often causing distrust of or disbelief in