Detraction
Detraction , noun
[French détraction, Latin detractio.]
1.
A taking away or withdrawing. [Obsolete]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl.
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.