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"ASPERSIONS" is a plural of: aspersion. |
Date "ASPERSIONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Aspersions properly means "sprinklings" or "scatterings." Its present meaning is base insinuations or slanders. "No sweet aspersion [rain ] shall the heavens let fall To make this contract grow." Shakespeare: The Tempest, iv. 1. Casting aspersions on one, i.e. sprinkling with calumnies, slandering or insinuating misconduct. "I defy all the world to cast a just aspersion on my character." - Fielding: Tom Jones. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Detraction | Verb: detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage; run down, cry down; backcap; belittle; sneer at; (contemn); criticize, pull to pieces, pick a hole in one's coat, asperse, cast aspersions, blow upon, bespatter, blacken, vilify, vilipend; avile; give a dog a bad name, brand, malign; muckrake; backbite, libel, lampoon, traduce, slander, defame, calumniate, bear false witness against; speak ill of behind one's back. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You can't cast aspersions on someone just because they're wearing a cape. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "ASPERSIONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ASPERSIONS" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 20 | 78,262 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "ASPERSIONS": cast aspersions ♦ cast aspersions on ♦ cast aspersions upon smb.. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ASPERSIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | oèeròovat koho (cast aspersions upon smb., smear smb.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verleumdungen (calumniations, calumnies, defamations, detractions, obloquies, traducements). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aspersionsay клевета (aspersion, backbite, calumniation, calumny, defamation, denigration, libel, mudslinging, slander, traducement). (various references) förtala (asperse, cast aspersions on, defame, libel, misrepresent, slander, traduce, vilify). (various references) iftira atmak (cast aspersions upon smb., fling dirt at smb., smear, throw dirt at smb.), çamur atmak (asperse, bespatter, calumniate, cast aspersions upon smb., fling dirt at smb., frame, frame up, malign, slander, sling ink, sling mud at, spatter, throw dirt at smb., traduce). (various references) зводити наклеп (bespatter, calumniate, cant, cast aspersions, defame, denigrate, libel, malign, slander). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"ASPERSIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aspersiion, aspersio, aspersious, asperson, aspertion, aspertions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ASPERSIONS" (pronounced usper"zhunz) |
| 5 | -er" zh u n z | conversions, diversions, excursions, incursions, versions. |
| 4 | -zh u n z | abrasions, allusions, collisions, conclusions, confusions, contusions, decisions, delusions, divisions, envisions, equations, evasions, exclusions, explosions, illusions, incisions, inclusions, infusions, intrusions, invasions, lesions, occasions, persuasions, provisions, recisions, rescissions, revisions, subdivisions, televisions, transfusions, visions. |
| 3 | -u n z | abandons, abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstentions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accordions, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, aliens, allegations, allergens, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amphibians, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, aprons, arbitrations, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspirations, assassinations, assassins, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, calculations, cancellations, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, capitalizations, captains, captions, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, carnations, cartons, castrations, catamarans, catkins, cautions, caymans, celebrations, centenarians, certifications, champions, chaplains, characterizations, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, circulations, citations, citizens, civilians, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, collegians, combinations, comedians, commemorations, commissions, Commons, communications, companions, comparisons, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, congresspersons, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contrarians, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, cottons, cousins, cravens, creations, crustaceans, curtains, cushions, custodians, dalmatians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, deepens, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, delicatessens, demarcations, demons, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denizens, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, determines, detonations, devaluations, deviations, Dickens, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, dioxins, directions, disciplinarians, disciplines, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, donations, dozens, dragons, dramatizations, dungeons, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, elevens, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, endorphins, engines, environs, eons, erections, eruptions, estimations, estrogens, evacuations, evaluations, evens, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, examines, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, falcons, famines, fashions, federations, felons, fictions, firmans, flirtations, fluctuations, fluorocarbons, formations, formulations, fortifications, fortunes, foundations, fountains, fractions, frictions, frightens, frustrations, functions, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gradations, graduations, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, gyrations, hallucinations, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, hesitations, historians, hooligans, horizons, hospitalizations, humanitarians, humans, humiliations, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imagines, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, intentions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, interventions, intestines, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, ions, irritations, jillions, Jordans, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, lacerations, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lessens, lessons, liberalizations, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, limitations, linens, lions, lippens, liquidations, listens, litigations, locations, loosens, lotions, lubricants, luncheons, machinations, magicians, magnifications, maidens, malformations, malfunctions, mandarins, manifestations, manipulations, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, martians, masons, mathematicians, matrons, mavens, medallions, medications, medicines, meditations, melons, mentions, metropolitans, mignons, migrations, millions, minions, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misfortunes, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mittens, mobilizations, modifications, Morgans, motions, motivations, mountains, muffins, mullens, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, myrmidons, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nominations, nonwovens, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omens, omissions, onions, opens, operations, opinions, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, organs, orientations, originations, orphans, oscillations, ovations, ovens, paeans, palpitations, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, participations, partisans, partitions, passions, pathogens, patients, patricians, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pediatricians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, pensions, peons, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, persons, perturbations, petitions, physicians, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plantations, plebeians, poisons, politicians, pollens, polyhedrons, pontifications, populations, porcelains, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, prisons, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, prostaglandins, protections, protestations, protozoans, provocations, publications, pumpkins, puritans, qualifications, questions, quickens, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, ravens, reactions, realizations, reasons, rebellions, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, reckons, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regimens, regions, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, religions, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reopens, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, republicans, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, reunions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, ribbons, Robins, romans, rotations, ruins, ruminations, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sanctions, sapiens, satisfactions, scallions, scorpions, seasons, secretions, sections, selections, seminarians, sensations, separations, sermons, sessions, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, simulations, siphons, sirens, situations, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, solicitations, solutions, sovereigns, sovrans, specifications, specimens, speculations, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stiffens, stipulations, straightens, strangulations, strengthens, sturgeons, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summations, summons, superstitions, suppositions, surgeons, suspensions, suspicions, sweetens, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, talons, tamarins, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, tendons, tensions, terminations, theologians, theoreticians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, trillions, truncheons, tuitions, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vegetarians, veterans, veterinarians, vibrations, villains, violations, virgins, visitations, vitamins, vocations, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, workstations, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: aspersion, prosiness, psoriases, soapiness. | |
-2 letters: erasions, passions, personas, prossies, responsa, ropiness, rosiness, senopias, sensoria. | |
-3 letters: arsines, asepsis, aspires, aspises, epinaos, erasion, essoins, orpines, osseins, paniers, pansies, paresis, parises, parsons, passers, passion, persona, persons, pissers, poisers, praises, prisons, prisses, prosses, prossie, rapines, reasons, sanseis, sapiens, saroses, sarsens, sassier, seasons, seisors, seniors, senopia, senoras, sensors. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-s-s" | |
+1 letter: persuasions, vasopressin. | |
+2 letters: personalises, personalisms, personalists, senatorships, vaporishness, vasopressins. | |
+3 letters: horsemanships, preadmissions, processionals, professionals, rapaciousness, reassumptions, superstations. | |
+4 letters: capriciousness, dispensatories, passionflowers, precariousness, separationists, streptokinases, superorganisms, uproariousness, vaporishnesses. | |
+5 letters: antidepressions, endoparasitisms, fissiparousness, operativenesses, overpersuasions, pictorialnesses, pressurizations, professionalism, proximatenesses, rapaciousnesses, spermatogenesis, spinthariscopes, subprofessional, temporarinesses, trypanosomiases, unprofessionals. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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