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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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detraction
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petty criticism
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diminution
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belittlement
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detractor
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unsightliness
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distraction
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reason
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per se
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hindrance
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drawback
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implication
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impediment
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obtrectation
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red herring
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detriments
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manifestation
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facetiousness
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saving grace
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incongruence
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standpoint
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incompleteness
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externality
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buzzkill
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consequence
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blip
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deviation
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sidelight
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immateriality
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sideshow
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nowness
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impressiveness
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excuse
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purism
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aspect
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surplusage
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infeasibility
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gripe
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corollaries
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groaner
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constraint
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absurdness
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illogicality
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bummer
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mindlessness
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repercussion
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diminishment
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distortion
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carping
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nebulousness
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impracticability
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gaucheness
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hiccup
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downfalls
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distastefulness
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qualm
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massiveness
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insipidness
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downer
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element
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slander
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boneheadedness
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disslander
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noteworthiness
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disparagement
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disclaunder
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sidedness
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exaggeration
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slightness
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unimportance
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oddity
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factor
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letdown
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pitfall
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spites
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au contraire
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triviality
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standoffishness
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bugbears
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unseemliness
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whoopla
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diversion
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gratuitousness
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calumny
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sexlessness
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tu quoque
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incongruity
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narrowness
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synecdoche
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digression
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overemphasis
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thing
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abstractness
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nitpick
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overfamiliarity
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amenity
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tawdriness
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ramification
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exclusion
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negativism
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omission
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detraction
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