different between discredit vs ignominy

English

Etymology

dis- +? credit.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?d?t

Verb

discredit (third-person singular simple present discredits, present participle discrediting, simple past and past participle discredited)

1. (transitive) To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

   The candidate tried to discredit his opponent.

   The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory.

Synonyms

• demean, disgrace, dishonour, disprove, invalidate, tell against

Derived terms

• discreditor

Translations

Noun

discredit (countable and uncountable, plural discredits)

1. (countable or uncountable) Discrediting or disbelieving.
2. (countable) A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
3. (uncountable) The state of being discredited or disbelieved.

   Later accounts have brought the story into discredit.

4. (uncountable) A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
   • 1815, Doctor Rogers, “A good Life the best Ornament of the Christian Profession” (sermon), in Family Lectures: or, a copious Collection of Sermons, F. C. and J. Rivington et al., page 351:

     It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for the reputation or discredit his life may bring on his profession.

Synonyms

• (degree of dishonour): demerit

Translations

References

• discredit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• discredit at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French discrédit.

Noun

discredit n (uncountable)

1. disrepute

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ignominie, from Latin ign?minia, from ig- (“not”) + nomen (“name”) (prefix assimilated form of in-).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: ?g?n?-m?n'?, IPA^(key): /???n??m?ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???n??m?ni/, /???n?m?ni/, /???n?m?ni/

Noun

ignominy (countable and uncountable, plural ignominies)

1. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
   • a. 1994, Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat, Andrews McMeel, ?ISBN, page 168:

     Calvin: Our great plan backfired and I'm the one who got soaked! Oh, the shame! The ignominy!

Related terms

• ignominious

Translations