de·trac·tion /dɪˈtrækʃən, di-/
誹謗;責難;毀損
De·trac·tion n.
1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. --Bacon.
2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.
Syn: -- Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander; calumny; aspersion; censure.
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detraction
n 1: a petty disparagement [syn: petty criticism]
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"