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DETRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
Example:
let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("detraction" is a kind of...):
disparagement; dispraise (the act of speaking contemptuously of)
Derivation:
detract (take away a part from; diminish)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A petty disparagement
Synonyms:
detraction; petty criticism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("detraction" is a kind of...):
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
