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detractions

noun

plural of detraction

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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Noun

Hope Florida Foundation got a new board and filed tax returns, but criticisms of its efficacy still dog its leaders.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
After Anna Faris responded to Mom co-creator Chuck Lorre‘s professional criticisms, Jaime Pressly has chimed in.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticisms

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Regrets his votes for Hegseth and Kennedy The book is filled with cuss words and condemnations.

— Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent campaign filings by the Yes on Proposition 45 campaign revealed two donations that quickly drew condemnations from Democratic leaders.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of condemnations

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For years, critics also questioned Dudamel’s silence about Chavez and Maduro and the human rights abuses and corruption that marked their reins.

— Max Feliu, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Bukele has managed to reduce murders to a historic low in El Salvador but faces accusations of abuses during the state of emergency that began in 2022 and has imprisoned more than 91,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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