Usage Note
Crédibilité is used in political, journalistic, and personal contexts. The idiomatic phrase perdre sa crédibilité means 'to lose credibility.' The related adjective crédible (credible) and verb accréditer (to accredit/lend credence to) are common in formal discourse.
Examples
"Il a perdu toute crédibilité après ce scandale."
Natural Translation
He lost all credibility after that scandal.

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