| aspersion |
| aspersion |
| aspersion | (n) a disparaging remark, Syn. slur, Example: 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 |
| aspersion | (n) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, Syn. denigration, defamation, calumny, slander |
| aspersion | (n) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare), Syn. sprinkling |
| Aspersion | n. [ L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion. ] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale aspersions on the entire body of professional teachers. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ] Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |