aspersion
noun
[ əˈspəːʃ(ə)n ]
• an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
• "I don't think anyone is casting aspersions on you"
Similar:
vilification,
disparagement,
denigration,
defamation,
defamation of character,
abuse,
vituperation,
condemnation,
criticism,
censure,
castigation,
denunciation,
flak,
deprecation,
opprobrium,
obloquy,
derogation,
slander,
revilement,
reviling,
calumny,
calumniation,
slurs,
smears,
execration,
excoriation,
lambasting,
upbraiding,
bad press,
character assassination,
attack,
invective,
libel,
insults,
slights,
curses,
mud-slinging,
bad-mouthing,
tongue-lashing,
stick,
verbal,
slagging off,
slagging,
contumely,
animadversion,
objurgation,
vilify,
disparage,
denigrate,
defame,
run down,
impugn,
revile,
berate,
belittle,
insult,
slight,
speak badly of,
speak ill of,
speak evil of,
pour scorn on,
criticize,
condemn,
decry,
denounce,
pillory,
lambast,
fulminate against,
rail against,
inveigh against,
malign,
spread lies about,
blacken the name/reputation of,
sully the reputation of,
give someone a bad name,
bring into disrepute,
discredit,
stigmatize,
traduce,
calumniate,
slur,
bad-mouth,
do a hatchet job on,
take to pieces,
pull apart,
throw mud at,
drag through the mud,
have a go at,
hit out at,
jump on,
lay into,
tear into,
knock,
slam,
pan,
bash,
hammer,
roast,
skewer,
throw brickbats at,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sprinkling of water, especially at baptism): from Latin aspersio(n- ), from aspergere (see asperse).
