The difference between Demean and Discredit
When used as nouns, demean means management, whereas discredit means the act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.
When used as verbs, demean means to debase, whereas discredit means to harm the good reputation of a person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Demean and Discredit
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Demean as a verb:
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
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Demean as a verb:
To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
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Demean as a verb:
To mortify.
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Demean as a verb:
To manage; to conduct; to treat.
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Demean as a verb:
To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
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Demean as a noun (archaic):
Management; treatment.
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Demean as a noun (archaic):
Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
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Demean as a noun:
demesne.
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Demean as a noun:
resources; means.
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Discredit as a verb (transitive):
To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.
Examples:
"The candidate tried to discredit his opponent."
"The evidence would tend to discredit such a theory."
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Discredit as a noun:
The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.
Examples:
"Later accounts have brought the story into discredit."
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Discredit as a noun:
A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.