Definition of "detracted" [detracted]

• Simple past tense and past participle of detract. (verb)

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• "‘Timecop’ was on TV last night with a surprisingly similar scenario, which somehow detracted from the originality of this piece."
• "I felt elements of dodgy punctuation detracted from a smooth reading and the dialogue needed to be a bit snappier. rumjhum Says:"
• "Ninja AssAssin a disappointment, VforVendetta was okay, but too much lesbo storyline detracted from the core principles of the story."