detractor

/diˈtɹæktɝ/ noun

A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

Word Origin A detractor is someone who pulls you down — from Latin de- 'down' and trahere 'to pull, draw.' The root trahere gives us tractor, attract (pull toward), distract (pull apart), and contract (pull together). So a detractor literally 'drags you down' with criticism.

noun A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause. countable

Despite his success, he always had detractors who tried to diminish his achievements.

(名词) 贬低者;诋毁者;诽谤者 【贬低者;诋毁者】

尽管他取得了成功,但总有一些贬低者试图贬低他的成就。

(sustantivo) detractor; denigrador; menospreciador; crítico [Una persona que menosprecia el valor de otra persona o causa.]

A pesar de su éxito, siempre tuvo **detractores** que intentaban disminuir sus logros.

(nom) détracteur; dénigreur; critique; dépréciateur [Personne qui dénigre la valeur ou les mérites de quelqu'un ou d'une cause.]

Malgré son succès, il a toujours eu des détracteurs qui essayaient de minimiser ses réalisations.

(Substantiv) Kritiker; Verleumder; Nörgler [Eine Person, die den Wert oder die Bedeutung einer anderen Person oder Sache herabsetzt oder verunglimpft.]

Trotz seines Erfolgs hatte er immer **detractors**, die versuchten, seine Leistungen kleinzureden.

(名詞) 他人やある事柄の価値を見下したり、けなしたりする人。

彼の成功にもかかわらず、業績を貶めようとする中傷者が常にいた。

(substantivo) detrator; detractor; difamador [Uma pessoa que menospreza o valor de outra pessoa ou causa.]

Apesar de seu sucesso, ele sempre teve detradores que tentavam diminuir suas conquistas.

Word parts: de + tract + or

Common collocations

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