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ASPERSION
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
Etymology
Noun
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
Anagrams
• 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
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