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detraction

/dɪ'trækʃən/

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noun
a petty disparagement
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petty criticism

type of:
depreciation derogation 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"

type of:
disparagement dispraise

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