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Aspersion 

uh-spur-shun

Comes from the Latin word "Aspersio," which has a double meaning.

1. A derogatory remark or criticism
2. To asperse, or "sprinkle" holy water.
"Don't cast aspersions on my honesty."
Aspersion by Forcy April 1, 2008
Related Words

Cast aspersion 

If you cast aspersion,you try to blacken someone's name and make people think badly of them.
I did not intended to cast aspersion on her character.
Cast aspersion by lizyyy March 18, 2012

aspursions 

Negative opinions/statements expressed against a horseman because he wears wagon-wheel-like discs with pointed spokes on his boots.
If you don't want animal-rights activists and humane-treatment advocates to cast aspursions on you whenever they see you on horseback, you should avoid attaching metal rowls to your equestrian footwear.
aspursions by QuacksO January 13, 2022

aspersians

Back in da '80's and '90's, lots of people cast major aspersians about said oil-rich Muslum country, but folks are learning now how da main-stream media had deceived them in many ways on da subject.
aspersians by QuacksO January 17, 2023