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de·trac·tion
/
dɪˈtræk
ʃən
/
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[
dih-
trak
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
(<
Anglo-French
) <
Late Latin
dētractiōn-
(stem of
dētractiō
), equivalent to
Latin
dētract
(
us
) (see
detract
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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detraction
(dɪˈtrækʃən)
—
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
As in duty bound, he who had been admitted to these banquets of wit and sense defended them against the
detraction
of pedants.
Similarly, the increase in hardness could be an improvement or
detraction
, depending on the application.
The primary
detraction
was from the heavily used trails.
Ay, an you had any eye behind you, you might see more
detraction
at your heels than fortunes before you.
They also noted that labeling of water is not necessarily
detraction
.
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"... so long as woman labors to second man's endeavors and exalt his sex above her own, her virtues pass unquestioned; but when she dares to demand rights and privileges for herself, her motives, manners, dress, personal appearance, and character are subjects for ridicule and
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."
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