Noun : casting aspersions on a campaign rival. ,Such vehement aspersions cannot be ignored.    From Dictionary.com. 

He also defended himself against Journal editor-in-chief Robert Thomson's initial statement that he cast "aspersions" on the Journal and its reporters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Keller Responds to the Journal's Latest Accusation] Reference

But the company said it was no longer taking bets on the new manager to prevent "aspersions" being cast.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Response to 'aspersions' - 0 Comments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stabroek News] Reference

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"aspersions" it cast upon them, and begged that such might be "forborne for the future.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649] Reference

Al Todd, against the aspersions of the drug clerk.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wrong Woman] Reference

Song isn't the first person to cast aspersions on Zhou.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secrets Of The Past] Reference

"Your foul aspersions upon my character are unworthy of notice.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Cord and Creese] Reference

If one meets with rudeness, take no revenge, cast no aspersions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manners and Social Usages] Reference

"And what shall I say about your aspersions on my character?" cried.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cord and Creese] Reference

Thlinklet dialect, and who resented aspersions upon his character from an.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colorado Jim] Reference

He's always like - no matter what I do, he's always going to cast aspersions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marsalis' Sharp Social Critiques Come with Cool Riffs] Reference

Instead of casting aspersions on the people, getting angry, she was so polite.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Kay We Loved] Reference

Receiving no reply, he again wrote the President, angrily repelling all aspersions of the kind.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference

They came again, and protested against his allowing “that fellow” to continue these aspersions.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren] Reference

Scudery from many unjust aspersions, says that she was the "creator of the psychological romance.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Women of the French Salons] Reference

Let us watch with jealous care the honor of our country, and scorn the aspersions of its vilifiers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right of American Slavery] Reference

His real name was said to be Vincent, and aspersions were cast on his right to dub himself a "Count.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference

But, on the subject of taxes, he's apparently not afraid to cast aspersions on the Obama administration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steven Schwarzman: Obama Administration's Tax Proposals Are Like 'When Hitler Invaded Poland'] Reference

Dogmatically adhering to his catechisms, the Scotch-Irishman "resented the aspersions cast upon dogma and creed.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography] Reference

"We did -- only we couldn't do it!" shouted Betty, not willing to have any aspersions cast on herself or her friends.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference

Bailleul, acknowledged by him as such to myself in his own château, is above the aspersions of a contemptible plebeian.    From Wordnik.com.  [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference

I am sure your dear niece will have no wish, as I know she has no need, to vindicate her character from such aspersions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping] Reference

"If these unjust aspersions are cast upon me, I shall shake them from me as the lion shakes the dew-drops from his mane.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile] Reference

She added for good measure, "We should avoid casting aspersions on individual senators or individual parts of the country.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Lawmakers trade quips at energy conference] Reference

Yes, he reiterated, in that respect the howling was figuratively no different than the aspersions and diatribe of human speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference

He knew what a storm of indignation had been spent upon his conduct, and he was well aware of the aspersions on his wife's character.    From Wordnik.com.  [A True Friend A Novel] Reference

No one who values the freedom to live his own life in his own way should cast aspersions upon the influence of that school of thought.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference

We would not have dreamed of running a personal and vituperative commercial that would cast aspersions on the integrity of our opponent.    From Wordnik.com.  ['We Need to Heal'] Reference

"All is well, then, thanks be to me and my vigilance," said Don Quixote, "but please alert me at once if any man stoops so low as to cast aspersions on the honor of your Lady.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blossom and Monkey-Wrench] Reference