aspersions
noun/əˈspɜːʃnz/
/əˈspɜːrʒnz/
[plural] (formal)- critical or unpleasant remarks or judgements
- I wouldn't want to cast aspersions on your honesty.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the sprinkling of water, especially at baptism): from Latin aspersio(n-), from aspergere, from ad- ‘to’ + spargere ‘sprinkle’.
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