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Detractiveness :: Detractiveness (n.) The quality of being detractive.

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

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

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

Detraction :: Detraction (n.) A taking away or withdrawing.

Defamation :: Defamation (n.) Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion..

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

Ostentation :: Ostentation (n.) The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.

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

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

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

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

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..

Detract :: Detract (v. t.) To take credit or reputation from; to defame.

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

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

Detracter :: Detracter (n.) One who detracts; a detractor.

Derogate :: Derogate (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; -- said of a person or thing.

Derogator :: Derogator (n.) A detractor.

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

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