Detraction
Detraction noun - The act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.
Misprision and detraction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misprision" instead a noun "Detraction".
Misprision
Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known
Detraction and misprision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detraction" instead a noun "Misprision".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wrong and detraction
- wrong and misprision
- disdain and detraction
- disdain and misprision
- abuse and detraction
- abuse and misprision
- scorn and detraction
- scorn and misprision
- ridicule and detraction
- ridicule and misprision
- censure and detraction
- censure and misprision
- condemnation and detraction
- condemnation and misprision
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Misprision and Detraction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detraction/misprision
Detraction & Misprision. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detraction/misprision>.
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