Term: detraction: the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: fechner's law: (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: job: a damaging piece of work
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: agora: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: wildcatter: an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: penicillin v: a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: broom closet: a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: wild leek: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: indecisiveness: the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: elevator shaft: a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
Broader: disapproval: the act of disapproving or condemning | Unrelated: nerve center: a center that provides information and control