All 3 Uses of
discredit
in
Half the Sky
- That protection is needed to prevent political enemies from having them raped; gangsters calculate that female candidates can be uniquely humiliated and discredited that way.
Chpt 4discredited = damaged the reputation of
- The plan, she said, was to kill or imprison her or to fake a scandal to discredit her.
Chpt 4 *discredit = damage [her] reputation
- Men had discredited themselves during the genocide.
Chpt 12discredited = damaged the reputation of
Definition:
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(discredit) damage the reputation of -- often causing distrust of or disbelief in