Noun

• S: (n) aspersion, slur (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"
• S: (n) aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration (an abusive attack on a person's character or good name)
• S: (n) aspersion, sprinkling (the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare))