detraction

English Thesaurus

1. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disparagement, dispraise,
definition	:	the act of speaking contemptuously of (noun.act)

2. a petty disparagement (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

3. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) (noun.act)

derivation	:	detract, take away,
definition	:	take away a part from; diminish (verb.change)

derivation	:	detract, take away,
definition	:	take away a part from; diminish (verb.change)