Etymology

aspersion

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Today it means: An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. Full definition →

First used late 16th c.Latin aspersiōnem
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaspersiōnem
  2. English todayaspersion

From Latin aspersiōnem, from aspersiō (“sprinkling”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 16th c. An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….

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