Detraction

What do we mean by detraction?

The act of detracting or taking away. noun

A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement. noun

A withdrawing; a taking away; removal. noun

The act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, with the view to lessen or lower him in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating the powers or performances of another, from envy or malice. noun

Synonyms Depreciation, disparagement, slander, calumny, defamation, derogation. noun

A taking away or withdrawing. noun

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. noun

The act of detracting something, or something detracted noun

A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander noun

The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person. noun

The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) noun

A petty disparagement noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word detraction. Define detraction, detraction synonyms, detraction pronunciation, detraction translation, English dictionary definition of detraction.

-noun- 1) Someone who you personally think is attractive, but other people don't necessarily agree. 2) A guy/girl who only you are attracted towards. Urban Dictionary

De·tract dəˈtrakt/ verb 1. reduce or take away the worth or value of. "these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement" synonyms: belittle, take away from, diminish, reduce, lessen, minimize, play down, trivialize, decry, depreciate, devalue, deprecate "my reservations should not detract from the book's excellence" deny or take away (a quality or achievement) so as to make its subject seem less impressive. "it detracts not one iota from the credit due to them" 2. divert or distract (someone or something) away from. "the complaint was timed to detract attention from the ethics issue" Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to detraction:
detraction, retraction, traction, attraction, destruction, distraction, refraction, detractor, extraction, detection, detrition, detractive, retroaction, deration, detracting, tetration, detractions, detractious.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word detraction:
faults, third, government.

Words that rhyme with detraction:
ac traction.

Adjectives that are often used to describe detraction:
personal, such, much, active, own, malicious, envious, serious, only, more, major, vile, literary, systematic, public, posthumous, least, false, mere, chill, venomous, secret, slightest, local, main, further, unjust, present, bitter, sufficient, considerable, gradual, mutual, foul, gross, insidious, malignant, possible, persistent, sarcastic, furious, subtle, constant, sheer, eyed, black, malevolent, invidious, mean, aimless, inveterate, jealous, spiteful, petty, significant, vulgar, fashionable, unmerited, covert, self, slanderous, critical, apparent, contemporary, unscrupulous, wild, ungenerous, casual, minor, polemical, wilful, scornful, vindictive, cruel, customary, universal, violent, pleasant, concealed, privy, laborious, opprobrious, worth, unfair, contemptible, perverse.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective detraction:
displayed.

Words that sound like detraction:
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