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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•per•sion /əˈspɜrʒən, -ʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [countable* usually plural] a damaging and usually false remark or criticism.
Idioms- cast aspersions on, [~ + object] to make false or misleading comments damaging to someone's reputation:They cast aspersions on his qualities as a leader.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•per•sion (ə spûr′zhən, -shən),USA pronunciation n. - a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism;
slander:casting aspersions on a campaign rival. - the act of slandering;
vilification;
defamation;
calumniation;
derogation:Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored. - the act of sprinkling, as in baptism.
- [Archaic.]a shower or spray.
- Latin aspersiōn- (stem of aspersiō) a sprinkling. See asperse, -ion
- Middle French)
- (1545–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged censure, reproach.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aspersion /əˈspɜːʃən/ n - a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- the act of defaming
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