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detraction
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)
- The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
- 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 […]
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Industry in General (sermon)
- (Roman Catholic Church) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:slander
Anagrams
- tractioned
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disgrace
English
Etymology
From Middle French disgracier.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s???e?s/, /d?z???e?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /d?s???e?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Noun
disgrace (countable and uncountable, plural disgraces)
- The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
- The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.
- Synonyms: dishonor, ignominy
- (countable) Something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.
- (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
Synonyms
- misgrace (far less common)
Related terms
- disgraceful
- disgraceless
Translations
Verb
disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced)
- (transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
Translations
Further reading
- disgrace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- disgrace in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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