Definition of detraction Detraction
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We found 8 definitions of detraction from 4 different sources.
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What does detraction mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: detractions |
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| detraction - the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken" | ||
| dispraise, disparagement the act of speaking contemptuously of | ||
| detraction - a petty disparagement | ||
| petty criticism | ||
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Wiktionary 
- detraction (Noun)
The act of detracting something, or something detracted. - detraction (Noun)
A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander. - detraction (Noun)
Roman Catholic Church the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- detraction (n.)
A taking away or withdrawing. - detraction (n.)
The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.
Part of speech
🔤- detraction, noun, singular of detractions.
