aspersion
Nouns
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(n) 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
- (n) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name calumny, defamation, denigration, slander,
- (n) the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) sprinkling,