detraction
Example Sentences
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And this nagging detraction never quite goes away, making the creators' intention to fully sketch its white characters at the expense of the non-white ones harder to ignore as "Stateless" progresses.
From Salon
Responding to Harris, Gabbard called Assad’s atrocities “detractions,” before eventually saying she doesn’t dispute that he’s guilty of torture and murder.
From Washington Post
But both of those are small detractions, and there’s still a lot to like about the T20 Wireless.
From The Verge
“I wouldn’t go for a political speech, a detraction from the purpose of the day. And the purpose of the day is really all of us together celebrating the nation’s birthday. That’s why we go.”
From Washington Post
Hint: calumny and detraction have always been evil.
From New York Times
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