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单词 detractive
释义

detractive


de·trac·tion

D0173400 (dĭ-trăk′shən)n.1. The act of detracting or taking away.2. A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement: The candidate responded sharply to the long list of detractions concocted by his opponent.
de·trac′tive adj.de·trac′tive·ly adv.

de•trac•tive

(dɪˈtræk tɪv)

also de•trac•to•ry

(-tə ri)

adj. tending or seeking to detract. [1480–90; < Middle French] de•trac′tive•ly, adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.detractive - causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive influences on the volume of investment"decreasing - becoming less or smaller

detractive

adjective1. Tending or intending to belittle:deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.2. Damaging to the reputation:calumnious, defamatory, injurious, invidious, scandalous, slanderous.Law: libelous.
Translations
degradante

detractive


  • adj

Synonyms for detractive

adj tending or intending to belittle

Synonyms

  • deprecative
  • deprecatory
  • depreciative
  • depreciatory
  • derogative
  • derogatory
  • disparaging
  • low
  • pejorative
  • slighting
  • uncomplimentary

adj damaging to the reputation

Synonyms

  • calumnious
  • defamatory
  • injurious
  • invidious
  • scandalous
  • slanderous
  • libelous

Words related to detractive

adj causing to decrease in importance or value

Related Words

  • decreasing
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