aspersion
Meaning
- An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
- (obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
Synonyms
tale-bearing
libel Scoff
smear word
Translations
calomnie
aspersione
Verleumdung
aspersão
διαβολή ράντισμα συκοφαντία κακολογίαEtymology
From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).
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