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indignity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French indignité, from Latin indignitas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?d??.n?.ti/

Noun

indignity (countable and uncountable, plural indignities)

  1. degradation, debasement or humiliation
  2. an affront to one's dignity or pride

Related terms

  • indign
  • indignant
  • indignation
  • dignity

Translations

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aspersion

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

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