how to pronounce aspersion

/əsˈpɝʒən/

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aspersion is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of aspersion

noun:

Slander, calumny.
A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….

aspersion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word aspersion occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics aspersion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that aspersion can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;