detraction C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes 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 Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown