Detraction
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
"Let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
(2) A petty disparagement
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the act of detracting something, or something detracted
- a derogatory or malicious statement; a disparagement, misrepresentation or slander
- (Roman Catholic Church) the act of revealing previously unknown faults of another person to a third person.