to sb's discredit

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

used to say that something makes someone seem bad or causes them to lose respect

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Examples (10)

  • His selfish decision is greatly to his discredit.
  • To her discredit, she ignored the warnings and proceeded with the risky plan.
  • The fact that he lied under oath is forever to his discredit.
  • It is to the company's discredit that they failed to address the safety concerns raised by their employees.
  • While he achieved success, his ruthless methods are to his eternal discredit.
  • To his discredit, he never once apologized for the harm he had caused.
  • The politician's refusal to answer direct questions was much to his discredit during the debate.
  • It will be to their discredit if they abandon the project now after so much investment.
  • Her complete lack of empathy for the victims is to her lasting discredit.
  • That he chose to blame his team for the failure is entirely to his discredit.