detraction

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noun

1. a petty disparagement
• Syn:
petty criticism
• Hypernyms:
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
detract
• Hypernyms:
disparagement, dispraise