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DETRACTION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. : a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling, disparagement. 2. : a taking away. it is no detraction from its dignity or prestige J. F. Golay. www.merriam-webster.com
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Detraction - Wikipedia
In Christian theology, detraction is the sin of revealing another person's real faults to a third person without a valid reason. en.wikipedia.org
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Detraction - New Advent
Detraction is the unjust damaging of another's good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty. www.newadvent.org
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detraction
detraction (dɪˈtrækʃən) [a. F. détraction, in 12th c. detractiun (Ph. de Thaun), ad. L. dētractiōn-em, n. of action from dētrahĕre: see detract v.] The action of detracting. † 1. A taking away, subtraction, deduction, withdrawal. Obs. or arch. exc. as in b. (Cf. detract v. 1, 2.)1528 Gardiner in Poc... Oxford English Dictionary
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Detraction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
A detraction is the opposite of an attraction––it is something bad about someone or something. If you love peace and quiet and you're thinking about buying a ... www.vocabulary.com
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DETRACTION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant; her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members. www.merriam-webster.com
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Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Detraction
The act of taking something from the reputation or worth of another, with the view to lessen him in estimation; censure; a lessening of worth. webstersdictionary1828.com
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Dictionary : DETRACTION - Catholic Culture
Revealing something about another that is true but harmful to that person's reputation. It is forbidden to reveal another person's secret faults or defects. www.catholicculture.org
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DETRACTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
DETRACTION meaning: 1. a fact or situation that makes something seem less valuable, less useful, less attractive, etc…. Learn more. dictionary.cambridge.org
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DETRACTION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Detraction definition: the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.. See examples of DETRACTION used in a sentence. www.dictionary.com
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Calumny and detraction – CERC
To reveal the hidden faults or sins of another without sufficient cause, in such a way that the person's reputation or good name is seriously damaged, is called ... catholiceducation.org
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detraction
detraction/dɪˈtrækʃn; dɪ`trækʃən/ n[U]unfair criticism of sb/sth; belittling 不恰当的批评; 贬低; 贬抑. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Andrew Le Mercier
books: "The Church History of Geneva, in Five Books, with a Political and Geographical Account of that Republic" (Boston, 1732) "Treatise against Detraction wikipedia.org
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detractious
† detractious, a. Obs. (dɪˈtrækʃəs) [f. detraction: see -tious.] Given to detraction; disparaging, calumnious.1626 T. H[awkins] Caussin's Holy Crt. 202 Giue detractious tongues leaue..to li[c]ke up dust. 1755 Johnson, Derogatory, detractious. Oxford English Dictionary
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Clipping path
The use of clipping planes can result in a detraction from the realism of a scene, as the viewer may notice that everything at the threshold is not rendered wikipedia.org
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