Past tense of discredit
regular verb
The past tense of discredit is discredited. The past participle is also discredited.
Forms of discredit
| Base form (V1) | discredit /dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | discredited |
| Past participle (V3) | discredited |
| Present participle | discrediting |
| Third person singular | discredits |
Discredited in a sentence
- Many of our correspondents participated in the discussion, and the upshot was that the alleged record was discredited.1944 July and August, Charles E. Lee, “The "City of Truro"”, in Railway Magazine, page 202
- Similarly discredited is the 'edumyth' that the brain's structure is defined by infancy or by adolescence.2021 June 21, Lynne Hunt, Denise Chalmers, University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry edumyth
- The staid and uncool Democratic Establishment, by blowing a gimme election, had discredited itself.2019 March 3, Simon van Zuylen-Wood, “When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?”, in New York Magazine. From the entry gimme
- Wackipedia has pretty much been discredited in the USA and around the world.2006 August 1, Rose Melinis, “Wikipedia: Cyberbullying”, in soc.culture.filipino (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Oct 2025. From the entry Wackipedia
- But when the antinukes quote this study, they do not tell anybody that it's been discredited.1996, Fred D. White, Communicating technology: dynamic processes and models for writers. From the entry antinuke
Meaning of discredit
- verb To harm the good reputation of (a person).
- verb To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
- noun Discrediting or disbelieving.
Questions about the past tense of discredit
- What is the past tense of discredit?
- The past tense of discredit is discredited.
- What is the past participle of discredit?
- The past participle of discredit is discredited.
- Is discredit a regular or irregular verb?
- Discredit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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