Associations to the word «Detract»
Noun
- Enjoyment
- Dignity
- Merit
- Beauty
- Charm
- Quality
- Ridicule
- Sheen
- Usefulness
- Glory
- Living
- Flaw
- Reputation
- Reviewer
- Due
- Doe
- Storyline
- Integrity
- Value
- Purity
- Efficiency
- Utility
- Envy
- Admiration
- Emphasis
- Happiness
- Ornament
- Fact
- Superiority
- Perfection
- Significance
- Esteem
- Ability
- Appearance
- Attention
- Praise
- Dead
- Circumstance
- Defect
- Importance
- Dialogue
- Critic
- Reader
- Genius
- Felt
- Nothing
- Acceptance
- Nor
- Contrary
- Focus
- Element
- Premise
- Exploit
- Lack
- Presence
- Message
- Effectiveness
- Achievement
- Opinion
- Experience
- Atmosphere
- Character
- Distinction
- Bloom
- Removal
- Pleasure
- Placing
Verb
Wiktionary
DETRACT, verb. (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.
DETRACT, verb. (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.
Dictionary definition
DETRACT, verb. Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.