detraction

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution. countable,uncountable
  2. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander. countable,uncountable
    — If indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world[…]
  3. The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person. countable,uncountable

词形变化

detractions plural

词源

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