Definitions for detraction
dɪˈtræk ʃənde·trac·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detraction, petty criticismnoun

   a petty disparagement

2. detractionnoun

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

   "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detractionnoun

   the act of detracting something, or something detracted

2. detractionnoun

   a derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander

3. detractionnoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detractionnoun

   Detraction, in the native importance of the word, signifies the withdrawing or taking off from a thing; and, as it is applied to the reputation, it denotes the impairing or lessening a man in point of fame, rendering him less valued and esteemed by others, which is the final aim of detraction, though pursued by various means. John Ayliffe

   Etymology: detractio, Latin; detraction, French.

   Even now
   I put myself to thy direction, and
   Unspeak mine own detraction; here abjure
   The taints and blames I laid upon myself,
   For strangers to my nature. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Fame, that her high birth to raise,
   Seem’d erst so lavish and profuse,
   We may justly now accuse
   Of detraction from her praise. John Milton.

   If detraction could invite us, discretion surely would contain us from any derogatory intention. Brown.

   To put a stop to the insults and detractions of vain men, I resolved to enter a little farther into the examination. John Woodward, Natural History.

   To consider an author farther, as the subject of obloquy and detraction, we may observe with what pleasure a work is received by the invidious part of mankind, in which a writer falls short of himself. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 40.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detraction

   In Christian theology, detraction is the sin of revealing another person's real faults to a third person without a valid reason, thereby lessening the reputation of that person. It holds, in the Roman Catholic Church, the status of a mortal sin from the perspective of moral theology.

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1. detraction

   Detraction is the act of making derogatory or damaging statements about someone's character or actions, often with the intent to harm their reputation. It can involve spreading negative rumors or accusations which may or may not be true.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Detractionnoun

   a taking away or withdrawing

2. Detractionnoun

   the act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny

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1. Detraction

   In Roman Catholic theology, detraction is the sin of revealing another person's faults to a third person without a valid reason. This differs from the sin of calumny and the civil wrong of defamation, which generally involve false accusations rather than unflattering truths. As in the case of stealing, detraction is a sin which demands restitution, even though rebuilding a victim's reputation may be nearly impossible. A commonly-cited parable in this regard concerns a priest, often said to be Philip Neri, who gave a women who had confessed to spreading gossip the penance of retrieving feathers that had been scattered on the wind—a task as impossible as undoing the damage she had done.

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1. • Disparagement

Anagrams for detraction »

1. tetarconid

2. doctrinate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of detraction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of detraction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of detraction in a Sentence

1. The Talmud:

   Mention not a blemish which is thy own in detraction of a neighbour.

2. Pimco Group:

   The Fund's interest rate strategies in the U.S., U.K., and euro zone benefited, the recovery in breakeven inflation rates helped the Fund's TIPS holdings offset detraction from an underweight to corporate credit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=detraction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Detraction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=detraction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detraction
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detraction
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=detraction