delegitimated
Made officially invalid
Delegitimated is the past tense of delegitimate, meaning to strip something of its legitimacy or rightful authority.
Governments, institutions, or ideas can be delegitimated through scandal, failure, or shifting public opinion: The corruption charges delegitimated the entire regime.
The word implies that what was once accepted as valid has been undermined or discredited.
Weakened by stealth
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- weakenedMade less capable
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- destabilizedMade less secure
subverted · disempowered · challenged · questioned · deauthorized · invalidated · dethroned · unseated
Publicly accused or condemned
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- disavowedFormally denied association
decried · vilified · impugned · defamed · disparaged · denigrated · excoriated · censured
Made legally void
- annulledDeclared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- overturnedTurned upside down
- repealedOfficially withdrawn from effect
rescinded · abrogated · quashed · vacated · revoked · retracted · abolished · canceled
Opposed to majority rule
- usurpedSeized authority illegally
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
- unconstitutionalViolating fundamental law
tyrannical · despotic · rigged · fraudulent · puppet regime · junta · coup · contested
undermined
Weakened by stealth
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- weakenedMade less capable
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
destabilized · subverted · disempowered · challenged · questioned · deauthorized · invalidated · dethroned · unseated · toppled
denounced
Publicly accused or condemned
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
disavowed · decried · vilified · impugned · defamed · disparaged · denigrated · excoriated · censured · castigated
nullified
Made legally void
- annulledDeclared legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- overturnedTurned upside down
repealed · rescinded · abrogated · quashed · vacated · revoked · retracted · abolished · canceled · negated
undemocratic
Opposed to majority rule
- usurpedSeized authority illegally
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- authoritarianFavoring absolute control
unconstitutional · tyrannical · despotic · rigged · fraudulent · puppet regime · junta · coup · contested · unelected
delegitimatedlegitimized
Made lawful or valid
legitimated · validated · authorized · sanctioned · endorsed
delegitimatedlegitimized
Made lawful or valid
legitimated · authenticated · verified · credentialed · licensed