aspersion

aspersion is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.
2. noun. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.
3. noun. the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

   Synonyms: sprinkling

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

   Synonyms: calumny, defamation, denigration, slander

5. noun. a disparaging remark

   "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"

   "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

   Synonyms: slur

Synonyms

sprinkling, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander, slur

Common word forms

aspersions

Words from these letters

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