ŏb'trec-tā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. obtrectatio, from obtrectare, to detract from through envy, from prefix ob and tractare, to draw violently, v. intens. from trahere, to draw.] Slander; detraction; calumny. [Obs.] Barrow.
n. [Lat. obtrectatio, from obtrectare, to detract from through envy, from prefix ob and tractare, to draw violently, v. intens. from trahere, to draw.] Slander; detraction; calumny. [Obs.] Barrow.