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discreditable
adjective
formaluk /dɪˈskred.ɪ.tə.bəl/ us /dɪˈskred.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
causing or likely to cause a loss of respect for a person, group, or idea: 丧失名誉的，失去信誉的
Their tactics were highly discreditable.他们的策略是非常可耻的。
Defence lawyers may try to bring up discreditable incidents in the victim's life.辩护律师可能会试图举出受害者生活中不光彩的事件。
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discredit
He certainly did not do anything discreditable.
The president was complicit in the whole discreditable affair.
The report attempted to conceal anything discreditable to the company.
This is one of the more discreditable parts of our history.
There is nothing discreditable in the instinct to protect one's family.
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abasement
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dishonourably
doghouse
exhibition
ignobly
ignominious
ignominiously
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shoddily
shoddiness
shoddy
stoop
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