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aspersion

/uh-spur-zhuhn, -shuhn/US // əˈspɜr ʒən, -ʃən //UK // (əˈspɜːʃən) //

诽谤,诋毁,讽刺,诽谤罪

Related Words

obloquy厌恶,辱骂,厌烦,厌恶感animadversion颠倒黑白,颠倒是非,颠覆,颠扑不破hit撞击,冲击,撞击声,敲击knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击defamation诽谤,诋毁,诽谤罪,诋毁行为smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑detraction缩减,迂回,缩水,缩减量invective谩骂,谩骂声,恶语伤人,辱骂slander诽谤,诋毁,毁谤,谗言abuse滥用,虐待,辱骂,虐待行为rap说唱,饶舌,说唱机,说教libel诽谤,毁谤,诽谤罪,中伤put-down撂倒,撂挑子,贬低,放下calumny谰言,谗言,诽谤,谰调slam猛击,抨击,猛烈抨击,猛烈撞击vituperation辱骂,谩骂,辱骂声,辱罵backbiting背信弃义,背叛,恃强凌弱,背叛行为black eye黑眼圈,黑眼睛,黑眼珠,黑眼圈儿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander: casting aspersions on a campaign rival.
    • : the act of slandering; vilification; calumniation; derogation; defamation: Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored.
    • : the act of sprinkling, as in baptism.
    • : Archaic. a shower or spray.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounverbal exhibition of bad temper
Synonyms
abuse滥用,虐待,辱骂,虐待行为animadversion颠倒黑白,颠倒是非,颠覆,颠扑不破calumny谰言,谗言,诽谤,谰调defamation诽谤,诋毁,诽谤罪,诋毁行为detraction缩减,迂回,缩水,缩减量hit撞击,冲击,撞击声,敲击invective谩骂,谩骂声,恶语伤人,辱骂knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击libel诽谤,毁谤,诽谤罪,中伤obloquy厌恶,辱骂,厌烦,厌恶感put-down撂倒,撂挑子,贬低,放下rap说唱,饶舌,说唱机,说教slam猛击,抨击,猛烈抨击,猛烈撞击slander诽谤,诋毁,毁谤,谗言smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑vituperation辱骂,谩骂,辱骂声,辱罵backbiting背信弃义,背叛,恃强凌弱,背叛行为backhanded compliment反唇相讥,反唇相讥的赞美,反面称赞,反面恭维black eye黑眼圈,黑眼睛,黑眼珠,黑眼圈儿dirty dig肮脏的挖掘,龌龊的挖掘,肮脏的挖掘机,挖墙脚

Examples

  • And Tobin, by somehow completely ignoring the definition of the word "aspersion," said this wasn't one.

  • I suspect that Obama, too—for all his personal angst over the Muslim aspersion—will be with squarely with me on this one.

  • We shall say nothing as to the defects or merits of aspersion or sprinkling, immersion or dipping, affusion or pouring.

  • Dr Westcott is not the only English Mason who has suffered the undeserved indignity of gross aspersion from this unclean pen.

  • The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life as he would in his journey.

  • Outwardly the latter method was successful; in two months the converts were so numerous that they had to be baptized by aspersion.

  • In fact, there was not a lady of the court at whom he did not cast some aspersion, not excepting his wife herself.

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