Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Slander; detraction; calumniation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Slander; detraction; calumny.
Etymologies
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From Middle French obtrectacion and its source, Latin obtrectātiō ("disparagement"), from the participle stem of obtrectāre.
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mialuthien commented on the word obtrectation
obtrectation – slander; detraction; calumny
July 26, 2008