The Only Use of
detract
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- The jail was Maycomb's only conversation piece: its detractors said it looked like a Victorian privy; its supporters said it gave the town a good solid respectable look, and no stranger would ever suspect that it was full of niggers.†
p. 171.0detractors = people who diminishes (reduces the value of something)
Definition:
to diminish (reduce the value of something)