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detraction n. 诽谤;责难;毁损 诽谤;责难;毁损 detraction n 1: a petty disparagement [ synonym: { detraction}, { petty criticism}] 2: 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" Detraction \ De* trac" tion\, n. [ F. d[' e] traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 2. 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. Syn: Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander; calumny; aspersion; censure. [ 1913 Webster] 24 Moby Thesaurus words for " detraction": aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, damage, defamation, depreciation, disparagement, harm, hurt, injury, injustice, libel, libeling, maligning, scandal, slander, sycophancy, tale, vilification, wrong
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