Detraction vs Disgrace - What's the difference?
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The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
A derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander.
* (Isaac Barrow)
(Roman Catholic Church ) The act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
* Shakespeare
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
(obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
* Francis Bacon
To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
Detraction is a related term of disgrace.
As nouns the difference between detraction and disgrace
is that detraction is the act of detracting something, or something detracted while disgrace is disgrace.detraction
English
Noun
(wikipedia detraction)- If indeed we consider all the frivolous and petulant discourse, the impertinent chattings, the rash censures, the spiteful detractions which are so rife in the world
Synonyms
* See alsodisgrace
English
(wikipedia disgrace)Noun
(en noun)- Macduff lives in disgrace .
- the interchange continually of favours and disgraces