as in criticisms
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members
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criticisms
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Another of Lively's criticisms include that she had been told the publicity of the movie would focus on the main character's resilience in a violent relationship, but Baldoni shifted the focus to make it about raising awareness of family violence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Agricultural water districts raised other criticisms.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Detractions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detractions. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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