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detraction

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de·trac·tion  (d-trkshn)
n.
1. The act of detracting or taking away.
2. A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement: The candidate responded sharply to the long list of detractions concocted by his opponent.

de·tractive adj.
de·tractive·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.detraction - a petty disparagement
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
2.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
Translations
detraction [dɪˈtrækʃən] Ndetracción f
detraction
nBeeinträchtigung f (→ from gen), → Schmälerung f (→ from gen)


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Henri, regardless that envy stared and detraction whispered whenever I approached her.
"I regretted it especially," he resumed, taking the usual course from detraction to insincere eulogy, "because of my gratitude and respect towards my cousin.
I offer you, now, no distinction among a bustling crowd; no mingling with a world of malice and detraction, where the blood is called into honest cheeks by aught but real disgrace and shame; but a home--a heart and home--yes, dearest Rose, and those, and those alone, are all I have to offer.
 
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