Defenition of the word detraction

• Defenition of the word detraction

  • a petty disparagement
  • the act of discrediting or detracting from someone''s reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
  • the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)

Synonyms for the word detraction

• • petty criticism

Hypernyms for the word detraction

• • depreciation
  • derogation
  • disparagement
  • dispraise

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