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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

discredited

· IPA /dɪskrˈɛdɪtɪd/
01 adj. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited politician.
  1. 1.
    being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited politician.
  2. 2.
    suffering shame.
  3. 3.
    having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited theory or policy.
Syn. damaged. — Syn. -- disgraced, dishonored, shamed.