asperation

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noun

Harshness; unpleasantness.

OriginMiddle English asperacione ← Latin asperationem →
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Meanings

nounasperation (plural asperations)

plural asperations

  1. Harshness; unpleasantness.
  2. The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.

    The Welshe doe drown the true ſounde of manie letters and ſillables by a kinde of asperation, contrarie to moste Languages

    1728, John Norden, Speculi Britanniae Pars

Origin

  1. Latinasperationem
  2. Middle Englishasperacione
  3. Englishasperation

From Middle English asperacione, from Latin asperationem.

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Cite this entry
APA

asperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperation

MLA

“asperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asperation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asperation.

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