aspersion Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a disparaging remark
slur.
- 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
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noun an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
defamation; calumny; denigration; slander.
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noun the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
sprinkling.
WordNet
As*per"sion noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor.
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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.
