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Definition of aspersion : 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.
2. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.

Synonyms:

smirch, law, traducement, sparge, attack, hatchet job, belittling, spot, obloquy, blot, sprinkle, daub, scattering, calumniation, sprinkling, character assassination, crimes, deprecation, slur, smudge, smear

derogation, accusation, disparagement, detraction, diminishment, lie, defamation, depreciation, reduction

libel, denigration, scandal, slander, vilification, calumny

Usage examples:

• " Very well, Laura; in revenge for that last aspersion I will tell you nothing whatever more about Lionel Beauchamp. - "Belles and Ringers", Hawley Smart.
• I will not listen to, or- or permit in my presence any aspersion against that young lady! - "Mysterious Mr. Sabin", E. Phillips Oppenheim.
• At first I regarded the act as an aspersion on my strength- a doubt cast upon my ability to obtain a seat for myself. - "Life on the Stage", Clara Morris.