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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Disparagement, the belittling of someone or something; slander..
For as anger, fear, sorrow, obtrectation, emulation, etc. […] cause grievous diseases in the body, so bodily diseases affect the soul by consent.
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Obtrectation means (obsolete) Disparagement, the belittling of someone or something; slander..
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For as anger, fear, sorrow, obtrectation, emulation, etc. […] cause grievous diseases in the body, so bodily diseases affect the soul by consent.
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