Aspersion vs Slur - What's the difference?

Aspersion is a synonym of slur.

As nouns the difference between aspersion and slur

is that aspersion is an attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… while slur is an insult or slight.

As a verb slur is

to insult or slight.

aspersion

English

Noun

(en noun)

An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… .

(label) A sprinkling of .

* 1610 , , act 4 scene 1

If thou dost break her virgin knot before

All sanctimonious ceremonies may

With full and holy rite be minister'd,

No sweet aspersion shall the heavens let fall

To make this contract grow; but barren hate [...]

Synonyms

* slander * See also

Derived terms

* cast aspersions

slur
English

Noun
(en noun)
An insult or slight.

(music) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

(obsolete) A trick or deception.

In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

Verb
(slurr)
To insult or slight.

(Tennyson)

To run together; to articulate poorly.

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(label) To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.

(Busby)

To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

(Cudworth)

To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)

With periods, points, and tropes, he slurs his crimes.

To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.

* 1662 , , (Hudibras)

to slur men of what they fought for

To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

Derived terms
* slur over
Anagrams
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