To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.
A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution.
The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
Discrediting or disbelieving.
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").