Synonyms & related words for discrediting

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Words related to discrediting

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Where does discrediting come from?

The word discrediting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -cred, from Latin credere (“to believe, to entrust”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.