Noun: detraction di'trak-shun
- 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"
- A petty disparagement
"Her detraction of his outfit was unnecessary and hurtful";
- petty criticism
Derived forms: detractions
Type of: depreciation, derogation, disparagement, dispraise
Encyclopedia: Detraction