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.
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.
To prove that an idea, theory, or evidence is not true or cannot be trusted.
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.
The scandal discredited him.
Don't say things that would discredit his reputation.
That act discredited the family's honor.
The new evidence discredited his claim.
To deny or refute. Can be used when discrediting an idea by showing it is false.
The research findings discredited the conventional theory.
Literally 'prove the error'. A direct way to say discredit by demonstrating falsehood.
He discredited the data by proving it wrong.