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Zoilism :: Zoilism (n.) Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.

Detracor :: Detracor (n.) One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.

Calumny :: Calumny (n.) False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction..

Backbite :: Backbite (v. i.) To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent).

Substrate :: Substractor (n.) A detractor; a slanderer.

Detract :: Detract (v. i.) To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from..

Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy..

Detractress :: Detractress (n.) A female detractor.

Dispraise :: Dispraise (v. t.) The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach; disparagement.

Detracted :: Detracted (imp. & p. p.) of Detrac.

Detractive :: Detractive (a.) Tending to detractor draw.

Detractive :: Detractive (a.) Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.

Elevate :: Elevate (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.

Derogate :: Derogate (v. i.) To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.

Detractingly :: Detractingly (adv.) In a detracting manner.

Backbiting :: Backbiting (n.) Secret slander; detraction.

Defamer :: Defamer (n.) One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.

Detractory :: Detractory (a.) Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious.

Depravation :: Depravation (n.) Detraction; depreciation.

Detract :: Detract (v. t.) To take away; to withdraw.

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