noun
1. a petty disparagement
• Syn: ↑petty criticism
• Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation
2. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
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let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken
• Derivationally related forms: ↑detract
• Hypernyms: ↑disparagement, ↑dispraise
Useful english dictionary. 2012.