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Discredible

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

discreditable; bringing discredit; shameful.

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Greater vigilance would certainly prevent these discredible descents. Occasionally however, his errors seem to be deliberate, and are owing not to want of care, but to perversion of taste […]
These people preferred not to think of themselves as addicted or alcoholic, not because they weren't dependent on these substances but rather because of their unwillingness to adopt a discredible image of themselves as permanently sick.

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What does discredible mean?

Discredible means discreditable; bringing discredit; shameful.

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How do you use discredible in a sentence?

Greater vigilance would certainly prevent these discredible descents. Occasionally however, his errors seem to be deliberate, and are owing not to want of care, but to perversion of taste […]

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