Detraction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈtrækʃən|  American pronunciation of the word detraction
Brit.  |dɪˈtrækʃən|  British pronunciation of the word detraction

noun

- a petty disparagement
- 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

Extra examples

...her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members...

Let it be no detraction from the merits of Miss Tox.

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