menoscabar

v.

1 to damage (fama, honra).

2 to undermine, to afflict, to aggrieve, to damage.

Sus críticas minaron su confianza His criticism undermined her confidence.

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menoscabar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mermar) to reduce, lessen, diminish

2 (dañar) to impair, spoil

3 (desprestigiar) to discredit

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VT

1) (=disminuir) to lessen, reduce; (=dañar) to damage

2) (=desacreditar) to discredit

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verbo transitivo <autoridad/fortuna> to diminish, reduce; <derechos> to impinge upon, infringe; <honor/fama/salud> to damage, harm

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= undermine, undercut, whittle (away/down/at).

Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.

Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

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verbo transitivo <autoridad/fortuna> to diminish, reduce; <derechos> to impinge upon, infringe; <honor/fama/salud> to damage, harm

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= undermine, undercut, whittle (away/down/at).

Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.

Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

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menoscabar [A1 ]

vt

‹autoridad/fortuna› to diminish, reduce; ‹derechos› to impinge upon, infringe; ‹honor/fama› to damage, harm

su salud se vio menoscabada por las preocupaciones the worrying damaged her health

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menoscabar (conjugate menoscabar) verbo transitivo ‹autoridad/fortuna› to diminish, reduce;
‹derechos› to impinge upon, infringe;
‹honor/fama/salud› to damage, harm
menoscabar verbo transitivo (un beneficio) to reduce, diminish
(una reputación) to discredit
(la salud) to undermine
'menoscabar' also found in these entries:
English:
wear

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menoscabar vt

[fama, honra] to damage; [derechos, intereses, salud] to harm; [belleza, perfección] to diminish;

sus acciones han menoscabado la confianza que teníamos en él what he did has diminished the trust we had in him

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menoscabar

v/t

1 autoridad diminish, reduce

2 (dañar) harm

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menoscabar vt

1) : to lessen, to diminish

2) : to disgrace, to discredit

3) perjudicar: to harm, to damage