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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
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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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