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dispraise vs detraction

detraction vs dispraise

dispraise and detraction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dispraise Yes No No No
detraction Yes No No No
As nouns, detraction is a hyponym of dispraise; that is, detraction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispraise:
  • dispraise: the act of speaking contemptuously of
  • detraction: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
Other hyponyms of dispraise include belittling, denigration, deprecation, belittlement.
dispraise (noun) detraction (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
a petty disparagement
Difference between dispraise and detraction

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