Synonyms for Aspersion (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a disparaging remark):
slur
WordNet sense 2 (an abusive attack on a person's character or good name):
calumny, defamation, denigration, slander
WordNet sense 3 (the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)):
sprinkling
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