different between aspersion vs disservice

English

Etymology

From Latin aspersi?nem, from aspersi? (“sprinkling”).

Noun

aspersion (plural aspersions)

1. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]

   Synonyms: calumny, slander; see also Thesaurus:slander
2. (obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
   • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, 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 […]

3. (in the plural) slander, calumny

Derived terms

• cast aspersions

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “aspersion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• repassion

French

Noun

aspersion f (plural aspersions)

1. aspersion
2. sprinkling

English

Etymology

From dis- +? service.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?(s)?s??v?s/
• (US) enPR: dis·s?r´v?s, IPA^(key): /d?(s)?s?v?s/

Noun

disservice (countable and uncountable, plural disservices)

1. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
   • 2014, Michele Kaschub, Janice Smith, Promising Practices in 21st Century Music Teacher Education, Oxford University Press (?ISBN)

     Often schools of music focus solely on the canon of Western classical art music, but this is a disservice to music educators who will have to deal with students from many different backgrounds and preferences.

   One renders young persons a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.

Translations

Verb

disservice (third-person singular simple present disservices, present participle disservicing, simple past and past participle disserviced)

1. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.

Translations

Related terms

• disserve

References

• disservice in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• disservice at OneLook Dictionary Search