English noun: detraction | |||
1. | detraction (communication) a petty disparagement | ||
Synonyms | petty criticism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||
2. | detraction (act) the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) | ||
Samples | Let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disparagement, dispraise | ||