aspersion, sprinkling
(noun) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
(noun) an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name
aspersion, slur
(noun) a disparaging remark; “in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”; “it is difficult for a woman to understand a man’s sensitivity to any slur on his virility”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aspersion (plural aspersions)
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]
Synonyms: calumny, slander, Thesaurus:slander
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
(in plural) slander, calumny
• repassion
Source: Wiktionary
As*per"sion, n. Etym: [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.]
1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor.
2. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny. Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale aspersions on the entire body of professional teachers. Grote. Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2024
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
