detraction

Noun
  1. A petty disparagement (synset 106731952)
    is a type of: depreciation, derogation, disparagement - a communication that belittles somebody or something
    same as: petty criticism
  2. The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) (synset 101223243)
    "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
    is a type of: disparagement, dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of

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