discrediting

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Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

During the three years she spent behind bars for "extremism" and "discrediting" Belarus, Larysa Shchyrakova missed her mother's funeral.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Not to do so is to outsource the right’s self-definition to the most vile and discrediting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

And this is why discrediting whistleblowers works so well.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024

“A guy who was really good at discrediting his opponent.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden