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detraction
/dɪ'trækʃən/
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noun
a petty disparagement
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petty criticism
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depreciation
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disparagement
noun
the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
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"let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
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depreciation
detract
disparagement
petty criticism
derogation
dispraise
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