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detraction
noun(de-trac-tion)
a petty disparagement
Synonyms: petty criticism,
detraction
noun(de-trac-tion)
the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
Examples:
Let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken.

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