Aspersing
Aspersing noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: she has refused to take part in the mean-spirited aspersing in which so many political candidates indulge
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and aspersing
- attack and criticism
- abuse and aspersing
- abuse and criticism
- slur and aspersing
- slur and criticism
- censure and aspersing
- censure and criticism
- aspersion and aspersing
- aspersion and criticism
- disparagement and aspersing
- disparagement and criticism
- defamation and aspersing
- defamation and criticism
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Criticism and Aspersing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aspersing/criticism
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