discreditable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   deserving disapproval or tending to damage someone's reputation

   The inquiry exposed a discreditable attempt to conceal the unpaid debts.

Formed from discredit + -able. Discredit combines dis- with credit, which came through French and Italian from Latin creditum, 'a thing entrusted or believed,' from credere, 'to believe or trust.' Discreditable first means capable of bringing a loss of trust or reputation, hence shameful.

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