detraction
NOUN
/dɪ'trækʃən/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
detraction is a valid 10-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1T1R1A1C3T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does detraction mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A petty disparagement.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander).
“let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken”
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