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    [Verb]  | "de*tract" | \ di-ˈtrakt \


    1: to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something —often used with from

    2: divert

    3: to speak ill of

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English detracten "to speak ill of, slander," in part borrowed from Latin dētractus, past participle of dētrahere "to detach by pulling, strip off, pull down, deprive of, speak ill (of)," from dē- {see: |de-|de-} + trahere "to drag, draw, take along"; in part borrowed from Latin dētractāre, dētrectāre "to decline, evade, speak or write disparagingly of," iterative of dētrahere{mat|abstract:1|};

    [Noun]  | "detractor" 


    1: a person who criticizes something or someone;


      * e.g., " ... Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated. "




    [Verb]  | "detract" 


    1: to draw the attention or mind to something else;


      * e.g., " ... numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot "



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     [ "Detractor" ]

    1: Something DSPGaming likes to shout every time he gets slightly criticized.

      * e.g.,  ... “DOOD THIS FUCK IS A DETRACTOR IM ALWAYS RIGHT SEND ME BITS!” 

     [ "Detractor" ]

    1: A sad neckbeard who is obsessed with a man he wants to angry hatefuck: namely DarkSydePhil.

      * e.g.,  ... "Behold! I just made a 3 hour video about another neckbeard eating a sandwich. I'm the most awesome detractor ever! Now where's my Nobel prize, bitches?" 

     [ "Detractor" ]

    1: While typically a normal word in daily conversation about politics or day to day people, referring to someone who has ‘detractors’ on a online format may suggest that the person who has ‘detractors’ is a lowcow or is a early sign of someone achieving lowcow status.

      * e.g.,  ... WingsOfRedemption has many detractors. so does Boogie2988! 

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