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Definition: Discreditable |
DiscreditableAdjective1. Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "discreditable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonym: DiscreditableSynonym: reproachful. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disrepute | Shameful; disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable; despicable; questionable; unbecoming, unworthy; derogatory; degrading, humiliating, infra dignitatem, dedecorous; scandalous, infamous, too bad, unmentionable; ribald, opprobrious; errant, shocking, outrageous, notorious. |
Vice | Unprincipled, lawless, disorderly, contra bonos mores, indecorous, unseemly, improper; dissolute, profligate, scampish; unworthy; worthless; desertless; disgraceful, recreant; reprehensible, blameworthy, uncommendable; discreditable, disreputable; Sadistic. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Discreditable |
| English words defined with "discreditable": Uncreditable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "discreditable": Brimstone ♦ Plagiarism ♦ Secret Order. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Christian Nevell Bovee | There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PLAGIARISM, n. A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Discreditable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.22% of the time. "Discreditable" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.22% | 35 | 58,339 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.78% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 36 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "discreditable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | diskreditues (defamatory), turpërues (disgraceful, dishonorable, dishonourable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مخز (debasing, degrading, disgraceful, dishonorable, dishonourable, humiliating, ignominious, infamous, outrageous, scandalous, shameful, shameless), ضار بالسمعة (disreputable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | непочтен (dishonest, dishonorable, dishonourable, disreputable, fishy, foul, oblique, shady, sharp, twisty, underhand), недостоен (poor, undeserving, unworthy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neèestný (dishonest, dishonorable, dishonourable, disreputable, improper, low-minded), hanebný (deplorable, disgraceful, dishonorable, dishonourable, heinous, horrendous, ignoble, ignominious, nasty, nefarious, scurvy, shameful, sordid, squalid, unspeakable, vile, villainous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | peu honorable, indigne. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | entehrend (discreditably, dishonorable, dishonorably, dishonoring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κακόφημοσ (disreputable, infamous), κακήσ πίστησ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | méltatlan (derogative, derogatory, undeserving, unworthy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vergognoso (ashamed, bashful, damnable, disgraceful, embarrassed, opprobrious, shamefaced, shameful, shy, sinful, timid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | anghooagh (disgraceful, infamous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iscreditableday desonroso (dishonorable, dishonourable, disreputable, ignominious, ill-starred), negar (abnegate, contradict, debar, deny, disavow, disclaimer, disparage, gainsay, negate, negative, repudiate, sublate, whittle down, withhold), impróprio (Amiss, faked, ill, ill treat, improper, inadequate, inappropriate, inapt, incapacious, incongruous, inconvenient, naughty, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unbeseeming, uncomely, undignified, unfit, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy, useless). (various references) ruşinos (bashful, disgraceful, disgracefully, ignoble, infamous, infamously, inglorious, maidenlike, milky, nefarious, opprobrious, outrageous, scandalous, shameful, sheepish, shy, sky), infamant (disreputable, invidious), compromiţãtor (compromising). (various references) дискредитирующий (defamatory). (various references) koji diskredituje. (various references) indigno (beneath one's dignity, unfit, unworthy, worthless). (various references) vanhedrande (disgraceful, dishonorable, dishonourable, disreputable, ignominious, inglorious), misskrediterande. (various references) yüz kızartıcı (ignominious, infamous, inglorious, reproachful, shameful), onur kırıcı (degrading, dishonourable, infra dig, infradig, injurious, insulting), küçük düşürücü (debased, denunciatory, humiliating, infradig, insolent, insulting). (various references) дискредитуючий. (various references) xấu hổ (ashamed, coy, hangdog), l m mất uy tín (disparaging), l m mất thể diện l m mất tín nhiệm nhục nhã, l m mang tai mang tiếng (disparaging). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-d-e-e-i-i-l-r-s-t" | |
-3 letters: acerbities, carditides, cartelised, creditable, decaliters, deciliters, diableries, disrelated, literacies. | |
-4 letters: beastlier, bedirtied, bedirties, bleariest, blistered, bracelets, cartelise, celibates, clarities, deadliest, decaliter, decidable, deciliter, decretals, dedicates, deistical, delicates, derelicts, described, desirable, detailers, diabetics, diablerie, diaeretic, diatribes, dietaries, discredit, edacities, elaterids, eristical, idealised, irascible, lacertids, liberated, liberates, liberties, raticides, readdicts, realistic, realities, redbaited, sibilated. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 63 72 65 64 69 74 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... -.-. .-. . -.. .. - .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101001 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s c r e d i t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0063 0072 0065 0064 0069 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758569847170758667687871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, Arabish, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainisht, ukrainas, أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, الأوكراني, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, ucrainean, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, vietnamec, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamština, vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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