detraction

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/dɪˈtɹækʃən/

Definition of detraction

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
(countable, uncountable)A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.

“If indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world[…]”
(countable, uncountable)The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

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From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō.

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