Aspersion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander: Don't cast aspersions on my honesty.
  • n. The act of defaming or slandering.
  • n. A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
  • n. A sprinkling of holy water.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.
  • n. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sprinkling, as of or with water.
  • n. The making of calumnious reports, imputations, or charges; a derogatory assertion or criticism; calumny; censure.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  • n. a disparaging remark
  • n. the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attack    baptism   
    Form
    cast aspersions   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    calumny    sprinkling    disparagement    slander   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Persian    aversion    conversion    dispersion    diversion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vilification    calumniator    calumny    defamation    libel   
     
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