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Noun
- 1. detraction, petty criticism, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
- usage: a petty disparagement
- 2. detraction, disparagement, dispraise
- usage: 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"
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Definition and meaning of detraction (Dictionary)