verb (3rd person present: detracts) as in strong fondness

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diminish, impair, subtract

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Example:The accident diminished the client's trust in the company.

Definition:To make or become smaller in size, amount, or degree.

From diminish

Example:The scandal impairs the reputation of the organization.

Definition:To make worse or less perfect; to damage or harm; to affect unfavorably.

From impair

Example:The tax will subtract from your annual income.

Definition:To take away (a quantity) from another; to deduct (a number) from another to find the difference.

From subtract