单词 | aspersion |
释义 | aspersion /euh sperr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/, n. 1. a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander: casting aspersions on a campaign rival. 2. the act of slandering; vilification; defamation; calumniation; derogation: Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored. 3. the act of sprinkling, as in baptism. 4. Archaic. a shower or spray. [1545-55; ( < MF) < L aspersion- (s. of aspersio) a sprinkling. See ASPERSE, -ION] Syn. 1. censure, reproach. |
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