detraction
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ʃən noun
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
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| —n | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
detraction
mid-14c., from O.Fr. detractiun, from L. detractionem, from detrahere "take down, pull down, disparage," from de- "down" + trahere "to pull" (see tract (1)). The fem. form detractress is attested from 1716.
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Example sentences
He abhorred lies and falsehood, especially all cunning and artificial methods of detraction.
The fact that the film gives evidence of having been shot more or less on the wing is no particular detraction.
Reports suggest results similar to the baited electric fence, without the visual detraction that the fence creates.
Notwithstanding the detraction of enemies and adulation of friends, it is evident that no inconsiderable number.
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