The difference between Discredit and Invalidate

When used as verbs, discredit means to harm the good reputation of a person, whereas invalidate means to make invalid. especially applied to contract law.


Discredit is also noun with the meaning: the act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of being discredited or disbelieved.

check bellow for the other definitions of Discredit and Invalidate

  1. 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."

  1. 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."

  2. Discredit as a noun:

    A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach.

  1. Invalidate as a verb:

    To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

    Examples:

    "The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge."