Found 3 items, similar to Aspersion.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: aspersion kata-kata fitnah, pemfitnahan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aspersion aspersion n 1: 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” [syn: slur] 2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: calumny, slander, defamation, denigration] 3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: sprinkling]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Aspersion Aspersion \As*per"sion\, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F. aspersion.] 1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense. [1913 Webster] Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny. [1913 Webster] Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale aspersions on the entire body of professional teachers. --Grote. [1913 Webster] Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]