'Detraction' definitions:
Definition of 'detraction'
(from WordNet)
noun
A petty disparagement [syn: detraction, petty criticism]
noun
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"
Definition of 'Detraction'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'detraction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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