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detraction
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DETRACTION
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant <her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members>
Synonyms belittlement, denigration, deprecation, derogation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement, put-down
Related Words aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification; derision, mockery, ridicule; abuse, invective, vituperation; censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation; de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling
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