Etymology

asperation

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Today it means: Harshness; unpleasantness. Full definition →

Middle English asperacione ← Latin asperationem
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  1. Latin · derived fromasperationem
  2. Middle English · inherited fromasperacione
  3. English todayasperation

From Middle English asperacione, from Latin asperationem.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.