Detraction
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détraction — [ detraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. detractio « dénigrement » ♦ Littér. et vieilli Action de rabaisser le mérite (de qqn), la valeur (de qqch.). ⇒ 2. critique, dénigrement. Détraction d une personne, d une doctrine. ⊗ CONTR. Apologie. ● détraction… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Detraction — • The unjust damaging of another s good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be guilty by the defamer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Detraction … Catholic encyclopedia
detraction — detraction, backbiting, calumny, slander, scandal arecomparable when they denote either the offense of one who defames another or casts aspersions upon him or what is uttered by way of defamation or aspersion. Detraction stresses the injurious… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
detraction — Detraction. s. f. v. Medisance. La detraction est un grand peché. la detraction contre le prochain est contraire à la charité … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Detraction — De*trac tion, n. [F. d[ e]traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
détraction — DÉTRACTION. sub. f. Médisance. La détraction contre le prochain est contraire à la charité … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
detraction — mid 14c., from O.Fr. detraccion detraction, disparagement, denigration, from L. detractionem (nom. detractio) a drawing off, from pp. stem of detrahere take down, pull down, disparage, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + trahere to pull (see TRACT … Etymology dictionary
detraction — Detraction, Maledictio, Maledicentia, Obtrectatio. Eviter les detractions et meschantes paroles, Linguas hominum effugere. Par detraction, Maledice … Thresor de la langue françoyse
detraction — index aspersion, bad repute, contempt (disdain), criticism, defamation, denunciation, detriment … Law dictionary
detraction — [n] misrepresentation; slander abuse, aspersion, backbiting*, backstabbing*, belittlement, calumny, damage, defamation, denigration, deprecation, derogation, disesteem, disparagement, harm, hit, hurt, injury, injustice, innuendo, insinuation,… … New thesaurus
