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Aspersion

nounid 6333·updated May 18, 2026
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an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

polysemous

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Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
calumnydefamationdenigrationslanderslursprinkling
plural
Aspersions
possessive
Aspersion's
pluralpossessive
Aspersions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
§2
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
§3
a disparaging remark
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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