Translation guide
To harm the reputation of someone or something, or to cause an idea to seem false or unreliable.
To damage someone's or something's good name or standing.
A formal and strong expression meaning to cause a loss of trust or credibility. Often used in political or business contexts.
そのスキャンダルは彼の信用を失墜させた。
The scandal discredited him.
Literally 'to wound', used figuratively to mean damaging someone's reputation or honor.
A literary expression meaning to stain or sully one's honor. Used in formal or dramatic contexts.
その行為は一族の名誉を汚した。
That act discredited the family's honor.
To prove that an idea, theory, or evidence is not true or cannot be trusted.
Means to cast doubt on the credibility or reliability of something. Suitable for academic or investigative contexts.
新しい証拠が彼の主張の信憑性を疑わせた。
The new evidence discredited his claim.
There is no single Japanese verb that covers all uses of 'discredit'. Choose the expression based on whether you mean damaging reputation or proving something false.
彼の評判を傷つけるようなことを言ってはいけない。
Don't say things that would discredit his reputation.
To deny or refute. Can be used when discrediting an idea by showing it is false.
その研究結果は従来の理論を否定した。
The research findings discredited the conventional theory.
Literally 'prove the error'. A direct way to say discredit by demonstrating falsehood.
彼はそのデータの誤りを証明した。
He discredited the data by proving it wrong.