discredit
～の信頼性を傷つける、～の信用を落とす、To damage in reputation; disgrace
一般例文
- a report on corruption that discredited the mayor.
英字新聞からの例文
- 引用元 : New York Times (by STEVEN ERLANGER) - 'Fake News,' Trump's Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen (2017/12)
President Trump routinely invokes the phrase "fake news" as a rhetorical tool to undermine opponents, rally his political base and try to discredit a mainstream American media that is aggressively investigating his presidency.
