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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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Detractious :: Detractious (a.) Containing detraction; detractory.

Extenuate :: Extenuate (v. t.) To lower or degrade; to detract from.

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

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).

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

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

Detracting :: Detracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detrac.

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

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

Derogator :: Derogator (n.) A detractor.

Disparagement :: Disparagement (n.) Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.

Derogation :: Derogation (n.) The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to..

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