discredit vs stain

discredit

verb
  • To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable. 

noun
  • 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. 

stain

verb
  • To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation 

  • To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison. 

  • To coat a surface with a stain 

  • To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features 

  • To discolour. 

  • To become stained; to take a stain. 

noun
  • A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible. 

  • A discoloured spot or area. 

  • Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry. 

  • A blemish on one's character or reputation. 

  • A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it. 

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