aspersion
An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good nameAn attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
» I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
Meaning
2 sensesAn attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
Verleumdung, abfällige Bemerkung
клевета́klevetá
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
(obsolete)A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
Aspersion, Besprengung
окропле́ниеokroplénije
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Examples
3 sentencesI'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
The defense attorneys cast aspersions on the probity of the witness.
In his speech, he cast aspersions on all religions except his own.
ruВ своём выступлении он принизил все религии, кроме своей собственной.
deIn seiner Rede verunglimpfte er alle Religionen mit Ausnahme seiner eigenen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).
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Forms
plural: aspersions| Singular | aspersion |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare):sprinkling
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name:calumnyslanderdefamationdenigration
- a disparaging remark:slur