Found 3 items, similar to Detraction.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: detraction umpatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: detraction 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Detraction Detraction \De*trac"tion\, n. [F. d['e]traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]