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detraction

[ dih-trak-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.


detraction

/ dɪˈtrækʃən /

noun

  1. a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
  2. the act of discrediting or detracting from another's reputation, esp by slander; disparagement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of detraction1

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Late Latin dētractiōn- (stem of dētractiō ), equivalent to Latin dētract ( us ) ( detract ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences

There is one heavy detraction, however, from the excellence of the Avignonese climate.

Bunglers will not mend matters by blackening the great canvases they can't paint on, nor the impotent become males by detraction.

It is very absurd to consider criticism that is not always favourable, detraction.

There was not a word of detraction about any one—nothing to jar on one's impression of him as a refined, noble-hearted man.

A favorite method of detraction is illustrated by the familiar story (p. 266) of Columbus's egg.

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