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Defenition of the word aspersion

    • Defenition of the word aspersion

      • A slanderous remark.
      • An abusive attack of a person's reputation by any slanderous communication.
      • An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
      • the act of defaming
      • a disparaging remark
      • the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
      • an abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
      • 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"

    Synonyms for the word aspersion

      • calumny
      • defamation
      • denigration
      • slander
      • slur
      • sprinkling

    Hyponyms for the word aspersion

      • ethnic slur

    Hypernyms for the word aspersion

      • attack
      • baptism
      • denigration
      • deprecation
      • depreciation
      • derogation
      • disparagement

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