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Detraction

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Noun

1. detraction, petty criticism

a petty disparagement

2. detraction

the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)

Example Sentences:
'let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Detraction

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noun
1. 
a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
2. 
the act of discrediting or detracting from another's reputation, esp by slander; disparagement

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Detraction

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noun
1. 
a taking away; detracting
2. 
a malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Detraction

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n.
1. The act of detracting or taking away.
2. A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement: The candidate responded sharply to the long list of detractions concocted by his opponent.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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