Bible Dictionaries
Detraction
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A taking away or withdrawing.
(2):
(n.) The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detraction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/detraction.html. 1828.