Associations to the word «Detraction»
Noun
- Envy
- Flattery
- Ridicule
- Malice
- Mirth
- Bearing
- Lust
- Reputation
- Ignorance
- Sin
- Scandal
- Neighbor
- Hatred
- Merit
- Temper
- Fault
- Praise
- Tongue
- Whisper
- Deed
- Virtue
- Wit
- Blow
- Verse
- Spirit
- Ruin
- Estimate
- Enemy
- Judgment
- But
- Quality
- Greatest
- Passion
- Manner
- Opinion
- Respect
- Fortune
- Regard
- Person
- Tale
- Principle
- Writing
- Knowledge
- Nothing
- Existence
- Will
- Policy
- Speech
- Economy
- Subject
- Faith
- Poet
Adverb
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Wiktionary
DETRACTION, noun. The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
DETRACTION, noun. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
DETRACTION, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
Dictionary definition
DETRACTION, noun. A petty disparagement.
DETRACTION, 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".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.