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Discredits
- noun - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
- damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- reject as false; refuse to accept
- the state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
Discreetly
- adverb - with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"
Discrepant
- adjective - not compatible with other facts
- not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements"
- not in agreement
Discretely
- - Separately; disjunctively.
Discretion
- noun - freedom to act or judge on one's own
- knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
- refined taste; tact
- the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
- the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
Discretive
- - Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.
Disculpate
- - To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
Discurrent
- - Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
Discursion
- - The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought to thought.