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- the act of detracting something, or something detracted
- a derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
De*trac"tion (?), n. [F.
détraction, L. detractio.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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