detraction

[de·trac·tion]

A detraction is the opposite of an attraction––it is something bad about someone or something. If you love peace and quiet and you’re thinking about buying a house, a location on a major road would be a detraction.

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A taking away or withdrawing.

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


n.
A taking away or withdrawing.

n.
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.


Detraction

De*trac"tion , n. [F. d'82traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl.
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.

A taking away or withdrawing.

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