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detraction vs dispraise

dispraise vs detraction

detraction and dispraise both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detraction Yes No No No
dispraise Yes No No No
As nouns, dispraise is a hypernym of detraction; that is, dispraise is a word with a broader meaning than detraction:
  • detraction: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
  • dispraise: the act of speaking contemptuously of
Other hypernyms of detraction include disparagement.
detraction (noun) dispraise (noun)
the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) the act of speaking contemptuously of
a petty disparagement
Difference between detraction and dispraise

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