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detraction
[ dih-trak-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
detraction
/ dɪˈtrækʃən /
noun
- a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- the act of discrediting or detracting from another's reputation, esp by slander; disparagement
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Word History and Origins
Origin of detraction1
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Example Sentences
There is one heavy detraction, however, from the excellence of the Avignonese climate.
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Bunglers will not mend matters by blackening the great canvases they can't paint on, nor the impotent become males by detraction.
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It is very absurd to consider criticism that is not always favourable, detraction.
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There was not a word of detraction about any one—nothing to jar on one's impression of him as a refined, noble-hearted man.
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A favorite method of detraction is illustrated by the familiar story (p. 266) of Columbus's egg.
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