- aspersion, slur - a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
--1 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
--1 has particulars: ethnic slurDerived form: verb asperse1 - aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration - an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
--2 is a kind of attack
Derived form: verb asperse1 - aspersion, sprinkling - the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
--3 is a kind of baptism