Detraction

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ækʃən

Origin

From Old French detraccion, from Latin detractio.

Noun

1. The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
2. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
• Isaac BarrowIf indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world...
3. (Roman Catholic Church) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

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