DETRACTION
\dɪtɹˈakʃən], \dɪtɹˈakʃən], \d_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DETRACTION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The act of detracting; slander; defamation.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of taking something from the merit or worth of another from envy or malice, with a view to injure his reputation.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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