detraction C2+ Topic:Describing People US /dɪˈtɹækʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #203057 Meanings 1 noun the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation, especially by slander Let it be no detraction from their merits to say they are plainspoken. Etymology From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # detraction **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈtɹækʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 203057 ## Meanings 1. the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation, especially by slander ## Examples - Let it be no detraction from their merits to say they are plainspoken. ## Etymology From Middle English detraction, detraccion, detraccioun, from Old French detraccion, from Latin dētractiō. ## Topics - Describing People markdown