1. (noun) aspersion, slur
a disparaging remark
Synonyms: smear, daub, smudge, slur, spot, calumny, sprinkling, defamation, denigration, aspersion, smirch, blot, slander
2. (noun) aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Synonyms: hatchet job, calumniation, calumny, sprinkling, traducement, obloquy, defamation, belittling, deprecation, denigration, aspersion, slur, slander
3. (noun) aspersion, sprinkling
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Synonyms: scattering, slur, sprinkle, calumny, sprinkling, defamation, denigration, aspersion, sparge, slander
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