GRE Word List
DETRACTION
a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
The meaning of the word detraction is a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling.
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|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
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| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
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