Associations to the word «Detraction»

DETRACTION, noun. The act of detracting something, or something detracted.

DETRACTION, noun. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.

DETRACTION, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

DETRACTION, noun. A petty disparagement.

DETRACTION, noun. 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".