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discredit: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

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detract from collapse

belittle collapse

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

hold in contempt collapse

disapprove of collapse

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

decry collapse

unfrock collapse

defrock collapse: divest of the frock; of church officials

deplume collapse: strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

bring down collapse: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"

incredulity collapse: doubt about the truth of something

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

opprobrium collapse

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

not swallow collapse

disgrace collapse

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

debase collapse: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

disbelief collapse

knock down collapse

disbelieve collapse: reject as false; refuse to accept

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

ignominy collapse

out of favor collapse

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

misbelieve collapse: hold a false or unorthodox belief

shamed collapse

atheism collapse: a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods; the doctrine or belief that there is no God

discredited collapse: suffering shame; being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation"

not admit collapse

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

not buy collapse

agnosticism collapse: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge; a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"

odium collapse: state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior

infamy collapse: evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

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