What is another word for aspersion?
1495 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɐspˈɜːʃən], [ ɐspˈɜːʃən], [ ɐ_s_p_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_n]
Aspersion is a noun that refers to a damaging or derogatory remark about someone or something. There are many synonyms that can be used in place of aspersion, including defamation, slander, libel, calumny, vilification, and smear. Defamation is a broad term that encompasses any false statement that harms someone's reputation, while slander specifically refers to verbal defamation. Libel refers to written or published defamation. Calumny is a false and malicious statement meant to damage someone's reputation. Vilification is the act of making someone the subject of hostile criticism or abuse. Smear is a deliberate attempt to damage someone's reputation. All of these synonyms convey the same negative meaning as aspersion.
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Similar words for aspersion:
- act (noun)
- backbiting (noun)
- calumniation (noun)
- criticism (noun)
- defamation (noun)
- denigration (noun)
- derogation (noun)
- detraction (noun)
- disparagement (noun)
- insult (noun)
- inveracity (noun)
- left-handed compliment (noun)
- libel (noun)
- lie (noun)
- reflection (noun)
- sarcasm (noun)
- scandal (noun)
- slur (noun)
Synonyms for Aspersion:
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n.
• act • backbiting • calumniation • criticism- call down ,
- critical remark ,
- critical remarks ,
- rap knuckles ,
- rap on knuckles ,
- roast ,
- slap on wrist ,
- slap wrist ,
- statics ,
- zapper .
- cheap shots ,
- dirty laundries ,
- low down dirties ,
- low down dirty ,
- low-down dirties ,
- lowdown dirties ,
- lowdown dirty ,
- slap face .
- de basement ,
- de basements ,
- de gradation ,
- de gradations ,
- de-basement ,
- de-basements ,
- de-gradation ,
- de-gradations ,
- dis credit ,
- dis credits ,
- dis-credit ,
- dis-credits ,
- under estimation ,
- under estimations ,
- under-estimation ,
- under-estimations .
- de spite ,
- de spites ,
- de-spite ,
- de-spites ,
- despites ,
- dis courtesies ,
- dis courtesy ,
- dis grace ,
- dis graces ,
- dis respect ,
- dis respects ,
- dis-courtesies ,
- dis-courtesy ,
- dis-grace ,
- dis-graces ,
- dis-respect ,
- dis-respects ,
- disdainfulnesses ,
- in civilities ,
- in civility ,
- in dignities ,
- in dignity ,
- in-civilities ,
- in-civility ,
- in-dignities ,
- in-dignity ,
- out rages ,
- out-rage ,
- out-rages ,
- un pleasantries ,
- un pleasantry ,
- un-pleasantries ,
- un-pleasantry .
- cock and bull story ,
- in veracities ,
- in veracity ,
- in-veracities ,
- in-veracity ,
- un truth ,
- un truths ,
- un-truth ,
- un-truths .
- back handed compliment ,
- back handed compliments ,
- back-handed compliments ,
- backhanded compliments ,
- left handed compliment ,
- lefthanded compliment ,
- no compliments ,
- uncomplimentary remarks .
- dis honesties ,
- dis honesty ,
- dis information ,
- dis informations ,
- dis-honesties ,
- dis-honesty ,
- dis-information ,
- dis-informations ,
- disinformations ,
- fraudulences ,
- hyper bole ,
- hyper boles ,
- hyper-bole ,
- hyper-boles ,
- in accuracies ,
- in accuracy ,
- in-accuracies ,
- in-accuracy ,
- mis representation ,
- mis representations ,
- mis statement ,
- mis statements ,
- mis-representation ,
- mis-statements ,
- tall stories .
Other synonyms:
- objection .
Other relevant words:
- abasement ,
- abbreviate ,
- abhorrence ,
- abomination ,
- abridge ,
- absorption ,
- abstract ,
- accidental injury ,
- accusal ,
- accuse ,
- ack-ack ,
- agape love ,
- aggress ,
- agitate ,
- agree ,
- ailment ,
- aim ,
- airing ,
- allegement ,
- allegory ,
- allocation ,
- allotment ,
- alluvion ,
- anathemise ,
- anathemize ,
- annoying ,
- anointing of the sick ,
- antiaircraft ,
- antiaircraft gun ,
- apologue ,
- appal ,
- appall ,
- appoint ,
- apportioning ,
- apprehend ,
- approach ,
- archeological site ,
- armorial bearing ,
- arouse ,
- asperse ,
- assail ,
- assassination ,
- assault ,
- assessment ,
- assignation ,
- atom ,
- atrociousness ,
- attaint ,
- attempt ,
- august 6 ,
- bachelor of arts in nursing ,
- bait ,
- bane ,
- bang ,
- banish ,
- banishment ,
- banning ,
- banquet ,
- baptismal font ,
- baptistry ,
- barbarity ,
- barbarousness ,
- barrack ,
- baseball swing ,
- bash ,
- bastardy ,
- bat mitzvah ,
- bath mitzvah ,
- bawl out ,
- bear down ,
- bearing ,
- bearing false witness ,
- bed cover ,
- bed covering ,
- bedamn ,
- bedcover ,
- bedspread ,
- befoulment ,
- begrime ,
- bell ringer ,
- belt ,
- bemire ,
- bemock ,
- bend sinister ,
- berate ,
- berth ,
- beshrew ,
- besmirch ,
- besprinkle ,
- bicker ,
- bill ,
- bill of indictment ,
- billet ,
- billing ,
- billingsgate ,
- billy ,
- billy club ,
- billystick ,
- bird ,
- bit ,
- bitchiness ,
- blackball ,
- blackguard ,
- blackwash ,
- blade ,
- blamed ,
- blank space ,
- blaspheme ,
- blast ,
- blasted ,
- blear ,
- blessed ,
- blob ,
- blow ,
- bolt ,
- bonyness ,
- boot ,
- bothersome ,
- brabble ,
- brand name ,
- brandmark ,
- bring down ,
- bring up ,
- broadcast ,
- bruise ,
- buck ,
- bull's eye ,
- bump ,
- burden ,
- burlesque ,
- burn ,
- burster ,
- bursting charge ,
- cabbage ,
- call forth ,
- call on the carpet ,
- calumniate ,
- canonisation ,
- captious ,
- care ,
- carp ,
- case ,
- cast out ,
- cathexis ,
- cattle farm ,
- cattle ranch ,
- causerie ,
- caustic remark ,
- cense ,
- censor ,
- chaffer ,
- chagrin ,
- change course ,
- charge up ,
- chat ,
- chatter ,
- check ,
- check off ,
- chew out ,
- chew the fat ,
- chew up ,
- chicane ,
- chide ,
- chin wag ,
- chin wagging ,
- chin-wag ,
- chin-wagging ,
- chit chat ,
- chit-chat ,
- chitchat ,
- chump ,
- circularise ,
- circularize ,
- circulate ,
- clapperclaw ,
- claver ,
- cloud ,
- cloudburst ,
- cold shoulder ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldcock ,
- colly ,
- combat injury ,
- come in ,
- come out ,
- commemorate ,
- comment ,
- commission ,
- commit ,
- commove ,
- compass ,
- comprehend ,
- concentration ,
- condescension ,
- conditional relation ,
- confab ,
- confabulate ,
- confuse ,
- conjuration ,
- conjure ,
- conjure up ,
- conjuring ,
- conjury ,
- consequence ,
- consign ,
- consist ,
- constabulary ,
- contamination ,
- contemn ,
- contemplation ,
- contract ,
- conviction ,
- core ,
- corpuscle ,
- correspond ,
- corrupt ,
- counterpane ,
- crap ,
- criminate ,
- crisscross ,
- criticise ,
- criticize ,
- critique ,
- crop-dusting ,
- cross ,
- cross off ,
- cross out ,
- curse word ,
- curve ,
- cuss ,
- cut back ,
- cut down ,
- cut into ,
- cut of meat ,
- cut off ,
- cutting ,
- cutting off ,
- cytosmear ,
- damn ,
- damned ,
- dampening ,
- dapple ,
- darn ,
- darned ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- deck ,
- decrease ,
- deduction ,
- deface ,
- defame ,
- defect ,
- defile ,
- degrade ,
- deletion ,
- delve ,
- demean ,
- denigrate ,
- denounce ,
- denouncement ,
- departure ,
- deprecating ,
- deprecative ,
- deprecatory ,
- depreciative ,
- depreciatory ,
- derisive ,
- descry ,
- desecrate ,
- despise ,
- detestation ,
- deuced ,
- deutsche mark ,
- deutschmark ,
- deviation ,
- diatribe ,
- difference ,
- differentiate ,
- diffuse ,
- dig out ,
- dig up ,
- digging ,
- dilute ,
- dim ,
- diminution ,
- direct ,
- direction ,
- dirty ,
- disagreement ,
- disbelieve ,
- discern ,
- discernment ,
- discoloration ,
- discolouration ,
- disconnectedness ,
- disconnection ,
- discrepancy ,
- disdain ,
- disesteem ,
- disfavor ,
- disfavour ,
- disfigure ,
- dish the dirt ,
- disjuncture ,
- dislike ,
- dispersal ,
- disperse ,
- dispersed ,
- dispersion ,
- dispraise ,
- disproof ,
- dispute ,
- disregard ,
- disrepute ,
- diss ,
- disseminate ,
- dissent ,
- dissolution ,
- distinguish ,
- distribute ,
- ditch ,
- divergency ,
- dot ,
- dousing ,
- downpour ,
- dress down ,
- drop-off ,
- droppings ,
- drudge ,
- ducking ,
- dumpsite ,
- dung ,
- dupery ,
- duplicity ,
- dust ,
- dwell ,
- edit ,
- edit out ,
- effectuate ,
- electric charge ,
- elision ,
- emaciation ,
- emasculated ,
- encumbrance ,
- engrossment ,
- entailment ,
- equipment casualty ,
- equivocation ,
- espy ,
- essence ,
- evasiveness ,
- event ,
- evoke ,
- exacting ,
- exasperate ,
- excavate ,
- excavation ,
- excision ,
- excite ,
- exclusion ,
- excommunicate ,
- expiation ,
- expletive ,
- explosive charge ,
- expostulation ,
- expression ,
- extract ,
- fabrication ,
- face ,
- facing pages ,
- fag ,
- faithlessness ,
- fall guy ,
- falsifying ,
- falsity ,
- fan out ,
- fault ,
- feast ,
- feast of the circumcision ,
- festivity ,
- fickleness ,
- fiction ,
- fiddling ,
- filch ,
- file ,
- film over ,
- filth ,
- find fault ,
- finespun ,
- fire ,
- firebrand ,
- fit ,
- fizzle ,
- flack catcher ,
- flak catcher ,
- flap down ,
- flaw ,
- fleck ,
- flimsy ,
- flogging ,
- flood ,
- flood out ,
- floor ,
- flush ,
- fool ,
- footling ,
- forbiddance ,
- forbidding ,
- force ,
- foreshorten ,
- fount ,
- fragile ,
- fraud ,
- freeze off ,
- fret ,
- fuss ,
- fuzz ,
- gab ,
- gabfest ,
- gainsay ,
- galling ,
- gap ,
- gaping ,
- garbage dump ,
- gash ,
- gauntness ,
- geld ,
- gelded ,
- get the picture ,
- gibelike ,
- gist ,
- glaze over ,
- go around ,
- goddam ,
- goddamn ,
- goddamned ,
- goo ,
- gook ,
- goop ,
- gospel according to mark ,
- gossiper ,
- gossipmonger ,
- grade ,
- grasp ,
- grease ,
- grime ,
- grind ,
- ground ,
- grunge ,
- guardianship ,
- guck ,
- gull ,
- gunk ,
- guy ,
- gybe ,
- hack ,
- hard-and-fast ,
- have words ,
- heinousness ,
- heraldic bearing ,
- hex ,
- hint ,
- hip-hop ,
- hissing ,
- hoax ,
- hollow ,
- hollowness ,
- home ,
- home run ,
- hook ,
- humbug ,
- hurt ,
- hypnotism ,
- identify ,
- ignominy ,
- ignore ,
- ill ,
- ill-treat ,
- ill-treatment ,
- ill-usage ,
- ill-use ,
- illegitimacy ,
- impairment ,
- import ,
- imprecate ,
- impression ,
- incisiveness ,
- inconstancy ,
- incrimination ,
- inculpation ,
- incumbrance ,
- indignation ,
- infect ,
- infernal ,
- infuriate ,
- ingratiation ,
- ingress ,
- inhumanity ,
- injure ,
- insincerity ,
- institutionalise ,
- institutionalize ,
- interspersal ,
- inundate ,
- invest ,
- invoke ,
- irony ,
- irritating ,
- issue ,
- jab ,
- january 1 ,
- jaw ,
- jest at ,
- jib ,
- jinx ,
- joint ,
- jot ,
- jubilation ,
- judgement ,
- judging ,
- judgment of conviction ,
- judicial decision ,
- jurisprudence ,
- kick ,
- knap ,
- knock down ,
- knocking ,
- label ,
- labor ,
- labour ,
- lachrymation ,
- lacrimation ,
- lambast ,
- lambaste ,
- land ,
- lash out ,
- lashing ,
- last rites ,
- laugh at ,
- law of nature ,
- lay ,
- lecture ,
- legal injury ,
- legal opinion ,
- legal philosophy ,
- legend ,
- level ,
- licentiousness ,
- lie down ,
- lie in ,
- lieu ,
- lift ,
- lilliputian ,
- literary criticism ,
- little ,
- load ,
- loathing ,
- localise ,
- localize ,
- locate ,
- lodge ,
- logical implication ,
- looseness ,
- lying ,
- lying under oath ,
- maculate ,
- maculation ,
- make ,
- make fun ,
- make out ,
- maledict ,
- malice ,
- malicious gossip ,
- maliciousness ,
- malignment ,
- maltreat ,
- maltreatment ,
- manifestation ,
- manure ,
- mar ,
- mark off ,
- marker ,
- marking ,
- marque ,
- match ,
- mesmerism ,
- metamorphosis ,
- mind ,
- mire ,
- mirror image ,
- mission ,
- mistreat ,
- misuse ,
- mite ,
- mocking ,
- moil ,
- molecule ,
- mortification ,
- mosh ,
- mote ,
- mouse ,
- mown ,
- muck up ,
- mud ,
- mug ,
- musing ,
- nastiness ,
- natter ,
- natural law ,
- nemesis ,
- nettlesome ,
- newsmonger ,
- nightstick ,
- nobble ,
- nock ,
- nonindulgent ,
- note ,
- notice ,
- oath ,
- obscure ,
- observation ,
- odium ,
- offend ,
- offensive ,
- offensive activity ,
- office ,
- onrush ,
- onset ,
- onslaught ,
- ooze ,
- open ,
- opinion ,
- opprobrium ,
- order ,
- ostracise ,
- ostracize ,
- outcome ,
- outrageousness ,
- outspread ,
- overspread ,
- overwhelm ,
- parable ,
- parceling ,
- parcelling ,
- parody ,
- particle ,
- pass around ,
- paste ,
- pat ,
- patch ,
- patsy ,
- patter ,
- pelter ,
- penitence ,
- perspicacity ,
- pervert ,
- pesky ,
- pestiferous ,
- pettifog ,
- petty ,
- petty criticism ,
- piazza ,
- picayune ,
- pick ,
- pick apart ,
- pick out ,
- piddling ,
- piffling ,
- pilfer ,
- pinch ,
- ping ,
- pink ,
- pinpoint ,
- pip ,
- pit ,
- pitter-patter ,
- plaguey ,
- plaguy ,
- plan of attack ,
- plaster ,
- plaza ,
- plunge ,
- pock ,
- point ,
- poke ,
- poke fun ,
- police ,
- police force ,
- pollution ,
- pom-pom ,
- pooh-pooh ,
- poop ,
- pose ,
- position ,
- post ,
- practice of law ,
- price ,
- primness ,
- prod ,
- profane ,
- proffer ,
- profligacy ,
- prohibition ,
- prompting ,
- propagate ,
- property ,
- propitiation ,
- proposition ,
- prosodion ,
- protest ,
- prune ,
- public exposure ,
- punctuate ,
- purloin ,
- put ,
- put down ,
- put forward ,
- put-on ,
- quiddity ,
- rag ,
- raise ,
- rally ,
- ranch ,
- range ,
- rank ,
- rap music ,
- rape ,
- raspberry ,
- rate ,
- ratification ,
- rationalise ,
- rationalize ,
- ravish ,
- razz ,
- razzing ,
- rebuff ,
- rebuke ,
- recognise ,
- recognize ,
- red cent ,
- reduce ,
- reducing ,
- reflectivity ,
- reflexion ,
- refutation ,
- reject ,
- remonstrance ,
- remonstrate ,
- repel ,
- repentance ,
- reprehension ,
- reproof ,
- reproval ,
- repulse ,
- rest ,
- result ,
- revenge ,
- reversal ,
- reverse ,
- revilement ,
- rib ,
- ride ,
- rigid ,
- rigorous ,
- rinse ,
- roasted ,
- round ,
- rouse ,
- rubbish dump ,
- rudeness ,
- rumination ,
- rumormonger ,
- rumourmonger ,
- rush ,
- saddle ,
- sagaciousness ,
- sagacity ,
- saint mark ,
- satire ,
- satirise ,
- satirize ,
- satisfaction ,
- savvy ,
- scandalisation ,
- scandalise ,
- scandalization ,
- scandalize ,
- scar ,
- scathe ,
- scatter ,
- scoffing ,
- scold ,
- score ,
- scourge ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- screamer ,
- scuttlebutt ,
- seat ,
- self-abasement ,
- self-mortification ,
- send ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- sentence ,
- set ,
- set on ,
- set up ,
- setback ,
- shaft ,
- shame ,
- sheer ,
- shiner ,
- shit ,
- shite ,
- shock ,
- shoes ,
- shoot ,
- shoot down ,
- shoot the breeze ,
- shorten ,
- shortened ,
- shot ,
- shout ,
- shrewish ,
- shucks ,
- shun ,
- sibilate ,
- sibilation ,
- sign ,
- significance ,
- simplification ,
- siss ,
- site ,
- situation ,
- sizz ,
- skip ,
- slam dance ,
- slapdash ,
- slash ,
- slashed ,
- slender ,
- slew ,
- slice ,
- slighting ,
- slim ,
- slime ,
- sludge ,
- slue ,
- smack ,
- smacking ,
- small talk ,
- smash ,
- smutch ,
- snarf ,
- sneak ,
- snipe ,
- snort ,
- soaker ,
- soft touch ,
- solemnisation ,
- solemnization ,
- sound judgment ,
- soupcon ,
- space ,
- spatter ,
- speckle ,
- spit ,
- splash ,
- splatter ,
- splattering ,
- splosh ,
- splutter ,
- spoof ,
- spotlight ,
- spray ,
- spread head ,
- spread out ,
- spreadhead ,
- spreading ,
- spurn ,
- sputter ,
- sputtering ,
- spy ,
- squabble ,
- squelch ,
- squelcher ,
- stab ,
- station ,
- statistical distribution ,
- stead ,
- steel ,
- stenosis ,
- step ,
- step-down ,
- stern ,
- stigmatise ,
- stigmatize ,
- stinger ,
- stir ,
- strewing ,
- strike ,
- strike hard ,
- strike off ,
- strike out ,
- submerge ,
- submergence ,
- submerging ,
- substantiation ,
- sucker ,
- sully ,
- superciliousness ,
- supplication ,
- svelte ,
- swamp ,
- swear ,
- swearing ,
- swearword ,
- sweep ,
- swerve ,
- swing ,
- switch off ,
- sword ,
- tag ,
- tailor ,
- take down ,
- take exception ,
- take to task ,
- takedown ,
- takeoff ,
- tally ,
- tanning ,
- tantalise ,
- tantalize ,
- tap ,
- target ,
- taunting ,
- tear ,
- tearing ,
- tease ,
- teasing ,
- tell apart ,
- tenuous ,
- terms ,
- territory ,
- thin ,
- thin out ,
- thinned ,
- thoughtfulness ,
- thrash ,
- thrill ,
- thurify ,
- tick ,
- tick off ,
- tinge ,
- tinker's dam ,
- tinker's damn ,
- tint ,
- tittle-tattle ,
- toil ,
- tone-beginning ,
- topographic point ,
- torment ,
- torrent ,
- touch ,
- trace ,
- track ,
- trade name ,
- trademark ,
- transfiguration day ,
- trash dump ,
- trauma ,
- travail ,
- travesty ,
- trend ,
- trim ,
- trim back ,
- trim down ,
- trimmed ,
- trivial ,
- trounce ,
- truncheon ,
- turd ,
- turn down ,
- turn off ,
- turn on ,
- turn out ,
- turn over ,
- tutelage ,
- twit ,
- typeface ,
- umbrage ,
- undercut ,
- underestimate ,
- underprice ,
- underrating ,
- underreckoning ,
- unfavorable judgment ,
- unfold ,
- ungraded ,
- upbraid ,
- upshot ,
- variance ,
- veer ,
- venom ,
- verification ,
- vexatious ,
- vexing ,
- violate ,
- visit ,
- vitriol ,
- wand ,
- washup ,
- waste ,
- waste-yard ,
- wastefulness ,
- wasteyard ,
- waterspout ,
- weakened ,
- wear and tear ,
- whack ,
- whammy ,
- whang ,
- whipping ,
- whoosh ,
- word-splitting ,
- wound ,
- write out ,
- wrong .
- Asperges ,
- Backbiting ,
- Baptizement ,
- Blaming ,
- Captiousness ,
- Chrismal ,
- Circumfusion ,
- Crimes ,
- Flouting ,
- HIT ,
- Hypercriticism ,
- Impanation ,
- Inveracity ,
- Lustration ,
- Malison ,
- Maranatha ,
- Obtrectation ,
- Reproachfulness ,
- Respersion ,
- Scandalum magnatum ,
- Spargefaction ,
- Thurification ,
- Viaticum ,
- Waveson ,
- abuse ,
- accusation ,
- adverse criticism ,
- affront ,
- affusion ,
- agape ,
- allegation ,
- anathema ,
- animadversion ,
- apportionment ,
- ascription ,
- aspergation ,
- atonement ,
- atrocity ,
- attack ,
- attribution ,
- auricular confession ,
- backhanded compliment ,
- bad notices ,
- bad press ,
- ban ,
- baptism ,
- baptismal gown ,
- baptismal regeneration ,
- baptistery ,
- bar mitzvah ,
- bar sinister ,
- barb ,
- bas mitzvah ,
- bath ,
- bathing ,
- baton ,
- belittling ,
- black eye ,
- black mark ,
- black spot ,
- blemish ,
- blot ,
- blur ,
- boo ,
- brand ,
- brickbat ,
- brickbats ,
- canonization ,
- carping ,
- catcall ,
- cavil ,
- caviling ,
- celebration ,
- censoriousness ,
- censure ,
- challenge ,
- charge ,
- christening ,
- circumcision ,
- commination ,
- complaint ,
- condemnation ,
- confession ,
- confirmation ,
- contempt ,
- contumely ,
- counter-accusation ,
- counter-attack ,
- countercharge ,
- criticism ,
- curse ,
- cut ,
- damage ,
- daub ,
- defilement ,
- deluge ,
- denunciation ,
- deprecation ,
- derision ,
- despite ,
- diffusion ,
- dig ,
- dirt ,
- dirty dig ,
- disapprobation ,
- disapproval ,
- discourtesy ,
- discredit ,
- disgrace ,
- dishonor ,
- dishonour ,
- disjunction ,
- disrespect ,
- dissemination ,
- dissipation ,
- distribution ,
- divergence ,
- dump ,
- effect ,
- enormity ,
- evil-speaking ,
- exception ,
- excommunication ,
- execration ,
- extreme unction ,
- falsehood ,
- faultfinding ,
- flack ,
- flagellation ,
- flak ,
- flotsam and jetsam ,
- flout ,
- font ,
- fulmination ,
- gibe ,
- hairsplitting ,
- harm ,
- hatchet job ,
- hiss ,
- holy water ,
- hoot ,
- humiliation ,
- immersion ,
- implication ,
- imprecation ,
- imputation ,
- incense ,
- indictment ,
- indignity ,
- infamy ,
- infusion ,
- injury ,
- innuendo ,
- insinuation ,
- insult ,
- interspersion ,
- inundation ,
- invective ,
- invocation ,
- irrigation ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jibe ,
- judgment ,
- kiss of peace ,
- knock ,
- lampoon ,
- law ,
- left-handed compliment ,
- litany ,
- love feast ,
- maceration ,
- malediction ,
- mark ,
- misrepresentation ,
- mock ,
- mockery ,
- moistening ,
- mordacity ,
- mordancy ,
- muck ,
- mud-slinging ,
- nagging ,
- niggle ,
- niggling ,
- nit ,
- nit-picking ,
- nitpicking ,
- obloquy ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- onus ,
- outrage ,
- pasquinade ,
- pax ,
- penance ,
- personality ,
- pestering ,
- pettifogging ,
- place ,
- potshot ,
- prevarication ,
- priggishness ,
- processional ,
- proscription ,
- put-down ,
- quibble ,
- quibbling ,
- rap ,
- recrimination ,
- reflection ,
- reprimand ,
- reprisal ,
- reproach ,
- retaliation ,
- ridicule ,
- rinsing ,
- sackcloth and ashes ,
- sarcasm ,
- scattering ,
- scoff ,
- scorn ,
- scurrility ,
- skit ,
- slam ,
- slap ,
- slap in the face ,
- slight ,
- slur ,
- sly suggestion ,
- smear ,
- smirch ,
- smudge ,
- snub ,
- soil ,
- sparge ,
- sparging ,
- spattering ,
- speck ,
- splashing ,
- spot ,
- spraying ,
- spread ,
- sprinkle ,
- sprinkling ,
- squib ,
- stain ,
- stigma ,
- strict ,
- stricture ,
- submersion ,
- suggestion ,
- swipe ,
- taint ,
- taking exception ,
- tarnish ,
- taunt ,
- traducement ,
- transfiguration ,
- trenchancy ,
- uncomplimentary remark ,
- untruth ,
- vituperation ,
- watering ,
- whispering campaign .
- Causticness ,
- Unpleasantries ,
- Unpleasantry ,
- back-handed compliment ,
- belittlement ,
- cattiness ,
- cheap shot ,
- defamation ,
- denigration ,
- derogation ,
- detraction ,
- dirty laundry ,
- dirty linen ,
- disdainfulness ,
- disinformation ,
- disparagement ,
- fable ,
- falseness ,
- falsification ,
- falsifications ,
- floutings ,
- fraudulence ,
- gossip ,
- idle rumor ,
- lessening ,
- libel ,
- low-down dirty ,
- malicious statement ,
- mis-statement ,
- misstatement ,
- no compliment ,
- perjury ,
- potshots ,
- putdown ,
- scandal ,
- scorcher ,
- scorchers ,
- skeleton in closet ,
- slander ,
- slap in face ,
- slap the face ,
- smearings ,
- spite ,
- spitefulness ,
- tall story ,
- underestimation ,
- underestimations ,
- vilification .
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How to use "Aspersion" in context?
Upon examination, the word "aspersion" is made up of two French elements: aspersion (from the Latin aspergere, meaning "to sprinkle") and perspire (from the Latin perens, meaning "to perspire"). Akin to its Latin root, the verb aspersion is defined as the act of sprinkling something over a surface, usually to cleanse or purify it, and the noun form is an instance of that act.
Homophones for Aspersion:
Hyponym for Aspersion:
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derogation, disparagement, depreciation.
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