different between contusion vs detraction

English

Etymology

From Middle French contusion, from Latin contusionem, from contusus, past participle of contundere (“to beat”), from com- + tundere (“to beat”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?tju???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?tu??n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)

1. A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
2. The act of bruising.

Related terms

• contuse

Translations

Anagrams

• continuos

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cont?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ty.zj??/

Noun

contusion f (plural contusions)

1. contusion, bruise

Related terms

• contondant

Further reading

• “contusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Old French detraccion, from Latin detractio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??t?æk??n/

  Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

detraction (countable and uncountable, plural detractions)

1. The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
2. A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Industry in General (sermon)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:slander

Anagrams

• tractioned