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aspersion
 
Noun aspersion has 3 senses
  1. aspersion, slur - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
    --1 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
    --1 has particulars: ethnic slur
    Derived form: verb asperse1
  2. aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration - an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
    --2 is a kind of attack
    Derived form: verb asperse1
  3. aspersion, sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
    --3 is a kind of baptism
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