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detractions
1
the act of diminishing the value or reputation of someone or something by criticism or disparagement
- The constant detraction from her achievements made it hard for her to feel confident.
- Negative reviews were a detraction from the otherwise excellent film.
- His tendency for detraction alienated many of his friends.
- The detraction aimed at the company's product damaged sales significantly.
- In formal debates, detraction is frowned upon as it undermines constructive discussion.
2
the act of taking away a part from a whole
- The mathematical detraction of these values led to the correct total.
- Early texts use detraction to mean subtraction or removal.
- The detraction of resources caused a delay in the project.
- Historical documents refer to detraction when describing the loss of land.
- The detraction from the total score was unexpected.