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".
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