1 verb damage reputation of sb/sth TRANSITIVEmíchlú a tharraingt ar c m udrochtheist a chur ar2 verb take away from idea, theory, etc TRANSITIVEto discredit an ideaamhras a chaitheamh ar smaoineamh, baint de bharántúlacht smaoinimhthis theory has been thoroughly discredited by sciencetá an bonn bainte go hiomlán ón teoiric seo ag an eolaíocht3 noun loss of reputationmíchlú masc4 c m udrochtheist fem2 c m uto bring discredit on sb/sth (also to bring sb/sth into discredit)míchlú a tharraingt ar dhuine/rud4 noun person, thingábhar náire c m ucúis náire c m uúdar náire c m uthey're a great discredit to the forceis mór an t-ábhar náire don fhórsa iad