aspersion

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /əˈspɝːʒən/
noun Freq #183757

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a disparaging remark

    In the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a disparaging remark slur
Word family
Forms aspersions
Derived forms microaspersion

Etymology

From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).

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