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detraction
noun as in misrepresentation; slander
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Example Sentences
For the Logan community the charter has long been an unwanted detraction from their efforts.
His relatively modest number of caps, in contrast to some of the other players in that World Cup winning side, is no detraction from his talent.
She told the BBC: “Not having that would be a detraction of the ceremony, and we’re very big on pomp in the U.K.”
Perhaps if the overall production were better, the musical cues wouldn't even be noticeable; but as it is, they're a distraction on top of multiple detractions.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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