detraction

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈtɹækʃən/ Rhymes: -ækʃən === Noun === detraction (countable and uncountable, plural detractions) The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander. (Roman Catholicism) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:slander === Anagrams === tractioned