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detraction
noun
the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
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dɪˈtɹækʃən
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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”
noun
a petty disparagement
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let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken