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Detraction

Detraction is a 10 letter word, used as a noun, an SAT word a compound word, with Old French origins, and has the letters acdeinortt (acdeinort). Starts with d, ends with n, six consonants, four vowels and three syllables.

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10 Letters
6 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use detraction as a noun in a sentence.
About Detraction
A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters a, c, d, e, i, n, o, r, and t, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters ac. Detraction starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, det, detr, detra, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ction, ..
Definition
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"
Origin/Roots
Old French
Compound Words
A compound word, detraction has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are detract, and ion.
School Grade
Detraction is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with n, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 10 letters.
Pig Latin
Detraction in Pig Latin is said as "etractionday or etractiondway".
Unigram
d | e | t | r | a | c | t | i | o | n
Bigram
de | et | tr | ra | ac | ct | ti | io | on
Trigram
det | etr | tra | rac | act | cti | tio | ion
Quadrigram
detr | etra | trac | ract | acti | ctio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
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"
a petty disparagement

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Detraction"

There are 41 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to detraction.

SynonymDefinition
Abusecruel or inhumane treatment
Aspersionthe act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Assassinationmurder of a public figure by surprise attack
Backbiting
Backstabbing
Belittlement
Blackwasha wash that colors a surface black
Calumniation
Calumnyan abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
Contumelya rude expression intended to offend or hurt
"when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"
"they yelled insults at the visiting team"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from detraction.
Anagram Definition
Detractionthe 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"

View English words with the unique letters used in detraction. Words With The Letters Acdeinort

Derives

Detraction derives from 2 words.
Word Definition
Detracttake away a part from
diminish
"His bad manners detract from his good character"
Take Away

Hypernyms

Detraction has 2 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Disparagementthe act of speaking contemptuously of
Dispraisethe act of speaking contemptuously of

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