Detraction

Noun

 * 1) the act of detracting something, or something detracted
 * 2) a derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander
 * 3) (Roman Catholic Church) the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.

Adjectives for Detraction
timid; rude; aggravated; subtle; uninitiated; clogging; serious.

Verbs for Detraction
accept—; acquire—; admit—; burden with cause—; free from—; harbor—; incur load with—; repair—; replace—; suffer-; sustain—; —accrues; —affects; — harms; —impairs; —injures; —weakens.

Synonyms for Detraction
slander, defamation, calumny, backbiting, aspersion, disparagement, vilification, libel, diminution, depreciation, derogation.

Antonyms for Detraction
praise, respect, flattery, adulation, admiration, eulogy, applause, commendation, recommendation.

Thesaurus
aspersion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, damage, defamation, depreciation, disparagement, harm, hurt, injury, injustice, libel, libeling, maligning, scandal, slander, sycophancy, tale, vilification, wrong