detraction

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
2. (countable, uncountable) A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

Concepts

calomnie

diffamation

détraction

médisent

médisons

Synonymes

calumny

disparagement

slander

derogation

belittling

defamation

petty criticism

aspersion

abuse

depletion

depreciation

deterioration

diminution

insult

mitigation

protraction

reduction

reproach

scoff

shrinkage

slur

smear

sneer

subtraction

understatement

undervaluing

malignment

libel Scoff

disparagment

abatement

misspeaking

backbite

blame

censure

crabbing

decrease

decrement

delay

denigration

Traductions

detrazione

Diffamierung

calunnia

kwaadsprekerij

detracción

calúnia

diffamazione

Herabsetzung

Verleumdung

Ehrenkränkung

μείωση

δυσφήμιση

συκοφαντία

Diffamieren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɪˈtɹækʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: detraction

In summary

From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō.