Detractor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹəmˈaɪsɪəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtɹˈaktə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtɹˈaktə/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹəmˈaɪsɪəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knocker disparager depreciator

Word Forms

detract	verb	take away a part from; diminish
disparage	verb	express a negative opinion of
depreciate	verb	belittle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kritiker

jemand, der den Wert einer Sache herabsetzt oder herabsetzt

🇫🇷French

détracteur

quelqu'un qui dénigre ou déprécie la valeur de quelque chose

🇮🇹Italian

detrattore

chi sminuisce o sminuisce il valore di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

lasteraar

iemand die de waarde van iets kleineert of kleineert

🇵🇹Portuguese

detrator

aquele que menospreza ou menospreza o valor de algo

🇷🇺Russian

недоброжелатель

тот, кто умаляет или умаляет ценность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलोचक

वह जो किसी चीज़ के मूल्य को तुच्छ समझता हो या उसका अपमान करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

নিন্দাকারী

একজন যিনি কিছুর মূল্যকে অবমাননা করেন বা ছোট করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்ப்பவர்

ஒரு பொருளின் மதிப்பை இழிவுபடுத்துபவர் அல்லது குறைத்து மதிப்பிடுபவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరోధిని

ఏదైనా విలువను కించపరిచే లేదా తక్కువ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोधक

जो एखाद्या गोष्टीची निंदा करतो किंवा कमी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધ કરનાર

જે કોઈ વસ્તુની કિંમતને બદનામ કરે છે અથવા ઓછી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರೋಧಿ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅವಹೇಳನ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിരോധി

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും മൂല്യത്തെ ഇകഴ്ത്തുകയോ ഇകഴ്ത്തുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਨਿੰਦਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਘੱਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعتراض کرنے والا

وہ جو کسی چیز کی قدر کو حقیر یا حقیر سمجھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诽谤者

贬低或贬低某物价值的人

🇯🇵Japanese

中傷者

何かの価値を軽視したり軽視したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

비방하는 사람

어떤 것의 가치를 폄하하거나 과소평가하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ gièm pha

một người chê bai hoặc coi thường giá trị của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ว่า

ผู้ที่ดูหมิ่นหรือดูหมิ่นคุณค่าของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencela

orang yang meremehkan atau meremehkan nilai sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

detraktor

isang taong minamaliit o minamaliit ang halaga ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pencela

seseorang yang memperlekehkan atau memperkecilkan nilai sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتقص

من يقلل من قيمة الشيء أو يقلل من قيمته

🇮🇷Persian

بدخواه

کسی که ارزش چیزی را تحقیر یا کوچک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

aleyhtarı

bir şeyin değerini küçümseyen veya küçümseyen kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתנגד

אחד שמזלזל או מזלזל בערך של משהו

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