Detraction /(?)/

De·trac·tion

Detraction

n.
  1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]
    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.