aspersion
aspersion [ uh'-SPUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. spraying of holy water during religious practices 2. a potentially harmful remark made with the intention to defame 3. an act of defamation or derogation | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
US Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones' admission that she had taken steroids prior to the Sydney Olympics cast an aspersion on the sport of athletics. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
It is not casting an aspersion on the sport, it just shows they are living in the real world. |
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