aspersion

English Thesaurus

1. the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	baptism,
definition	:	a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth (noun.act)

2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

hypernym	:	attack,
definition	:	strong criticism (noun.act)

3. a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	ethnic slur,
definition	:	a slur on someone's race or language (noun.communication)

4. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

5. a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	slur,
definition	:	speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur (verb.communication)

6. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

7. a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	slur,
definition	:	speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur (verb.communication)