Definition of detraction

"detraction" in the noun sense

1. detraction, petty criticism

a petty disparagement

2. detraction

the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander

"let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"

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Quotations for detraction

Detraction is the sworn friend to ignorance. [ John Webster ]

Detraction is a weed that grows only on dunghills. [ Proverb ]

Where curiosity is not the purveyor, detraction will soon be starved. [ Proverb ]

O this itch of the ear, that breaks out at the tongue! Were not curiosity so over-busy, detraction would soon be starved to death. [ Douglas Jerrold ]

Slander and detraction can have no influence, can make no impression, upon the righteous Judge above. None to thy prejudice, but a sad and fatal one to their own. [ Thomas à Kempis ]

There is no detraction worse than to overpraise a man, for if his worth proves short of what report doth speak of him, his own actions are ever giving the lie to his honor. [ Feltham ]

detraction in Scrabble®

The word detraction is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters detraction:

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

aconite, aneroid, attired, cairned, cantred, carotid, cattier, certain, citator, citrate, cittern, codetta, cordate, cornett, detract, detrain, dictate, dottier, enactor, erotica, nattier, nictate, nitrate, notated, noticed, otarine, ricotta, rotated, tacnode, tainted, tantric, tetanic, tradein, trained, tranced, trident

 

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detraction in Words With Friends™

The word detraction is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters detraction:

DETRACTION
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (36 words)

aconite, aneroid, attired, cairned, cantred, carotid, cattier, certain, citator, citrate, cittern, codetta, cordate, cornett, detract, detrain, dictate, dottier, enactor, erotica, nattier, nictate, nitrate, notated, noticed, otarine, ricotta, rotated, tacnode, tainted, tantric, tetanic, tradein, trained, tranced, trident

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In detraction

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Words containing the sequence detraction

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Longer words containing detraction

detractions