Discredited
Discredited adjective - Being unjustly brought into disrepute.
Fallen and discredited are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fallen" instead an adjective "Discredited".
Fallen
Fallen adjective - No longer living.
Discredited and fallen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discredited" instead an adjective "Fallen".
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His companions were equally disgraced or discredited before their success made them the kind of heroes Bevelle had to paper over its differences with: Braska: A fallen Summoner, a man from Zanarkand, and a warrior monk, doomed to obscurity for refusing the hand of the priest's daughter.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy X -
Something of a Discredited Trope, as the depiction of aliens as mindless beasts or imperialist bastards has generally fallen out of use in favor of more civilized beings who can discuss the finer points of philosophy and provide a convenient canvas for the writer to paint his or her message onto.
Source: Aliens Are Bastards
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