All 3 Uses of
discredit
in
Pride and Prejudice
- She wished to discredit it entirely, repeatedly exclaiming, "This must be false!†
p. 198.9discredit = damage the reputation of
- I am glad it occurred to me to mention it; for it would really be discreditable to you to let them go alone.†
p. 206.0 *discreditable = tending to damage the reputation ofstandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- You could scarcely escape discredit and misery.†
p. 356.5discredit = damage the reputation of
Definition:
damage the reputation of -- often causing distrust of or disbelief in