The difference between Aspersion and Defamation
When used as nouns, aspersion means an attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon&hellip, whereas defamation means the act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral.
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Aspersion as a noun:
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
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Aspersion as a noun (obsolete):
A sprinkling of holy water.
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Defamation as a noun:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.