detraction (redirected from detractively)

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.

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de·tractive adj.

de·tractive·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detraction - a petty disparagement petty criticism 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