Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun detraction

2 senses of detraction

Sense 1
detraction, petty criticism -- (a petty disparagement)
       => disparagement, depreciation, derogation -- (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Sense 2
detraction -- (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")
       => disparagement, dispraise -- (the act of speaking contemptuously of)