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Impairment vs Aspersion - What's the difference?

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Impairment is a related term of aspersion.


As nouns the difference between impairment and aspersion

is that impairment is the result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor while aspersion is an attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon… .

impairment

English

Alternative forms

* empairment (rare)

Noun

(wikipedia impairment) (en noun)
  • The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
  • (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

    • 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