Synonyms for de-tractions
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-trak-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtræk ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for de-tractions
- abuse
- animadversion
- aspersion
- backbiting
- backhanded compliment
- backstabbing
- bad-mouthing
- belittlement
- black eye
- calumniation
- calumny
- canard
- cattiness
- cheap shot
- chestnut
- clothesline
- cock-and-bull story
- criticism
- damage
- defamation
- defaming
- denigration
- deprecation
- depreciation
- derogation
- detraction
- dirt
- dirty dig
- dirty laundry
- dirty linen
- discredit
- disesteem
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disparagement
- disrepute
- dump
- dynamite
- eavesdropping
- exaggeration
- fable
- falseness
- falsification
- falsity
- fib
- fiction
- forgery
- fraudulence
- gossip
- guile
- harm
- hearsay
- hit
- hurt
- hyperbole
- idle rumor
- ignominy
- inaccuracy
- infamy
- injury
- injustice
- innuendo
- insinuation
- invective
- invention
- knock
- libel
- libeling
- lie
- low-down dirty
- lying
- malice
- malicious
- maligning
- mendacity
- minimization
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- muckraking
- mud
- mud-slinging
- myth
- obloquy
- opprobrium
- pejorative
- perjury
- prevarication
- put-down
- rap
- reproach
- revilement
- reviling
- ridicule
- rigmarole
- rumor
- running down
- scandal
- scandalmongering
- scorcher
- scorn
- scurrility
- shame
- sin
- skeleton in closet
- slam
- slander
- slap in face
- slime
- slur
- smear
- smear campaign
- smearing
- spiel
- spite
- spitefulness
- story
- subterfuge
- tale
- talk
- tall story
- traducement
- traducing
- turpitude
- untruism
- untruth
- vilification
- vituperation
- white lie
- whopper
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- yarn
Définition of de-tractions
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French detraccion "detraction, disparagement, denigration," from Latin detractionem (nominative detractio) "a drawing off," from past participle stem of detrahere "take down, pull down, disparage," from de- "down" (see de-) + trahere "to pull" (see tract (n.1)). The fem. form detractress is attested from 1716.
- As in lie : noun untruth
- As in aspersion : noun verbal exhibition of bad temper
- As in backbiting : noun hateful talk
- As in scandal : noun public embarrassment
- As in slander : noun scandalous remark
- As in tale : noun made-up story
- As in belittlement : noun act of belittling
- As in denigration : noun belittlement
- As in deprecation : noun belittlement
- As in derogation : noun belittlement
- As in inveracity : noun lie
- As in minimization : noun belittlement
- As in traducement : noun libel
- As in vilification : noun libel
- As in defamation : noun libel, slander
- As in detraction : noun misrepresentation; slander
Antonyms for de-tractions
- admiration
- adulation
- advantage
- aid
- approval
- benefit
- blessing
- calmness
- commendation
- compliment
- encouragement
- esteem
- exaltation
- favor
- flattery
- frankness
- glorification
- good
- good deed
- goodness
- happiness
- help
- honesty
- honor
- kindness
- mildness
- morality
- nicety
- non-fiction
- openness
- praise
- respect
- right
- sincerity
- truth
- truthfulness
- uprightness
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