DETRACTION

detraction. Detraction, n. slander, scandal, defamation, censure

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De‐trac″tion (?), n. [[F. détraction, L. detractio.]] 1. 1. A taking away or withdrawing.
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. Bacon. 2. 2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny.
Syn. — Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander; calumny; aspersion; censure.