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discredited

ADJECTIVE
repudiated
Synonyms


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This account lines up with the information provided in the CIA cables from the previously discredited Giaka.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

One essay defended the gold standard, which had been discredited in the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

"Presidential elections allow political entrepreneurs to bypass weak or discredited parties and construct a direct relationship with voters," she said.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

To make this possible, the evidence of experts needs to be continually discredited.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

By giving prestige to the Swiss, he discredited his own troops, for he did away entirely with his foot-soldiers and obliged his cavalry to depend upon the abilities of others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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