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laceration

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /læs???e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

laceration (countable and uncountable, plural lacerations)

  1. An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
  2. The act of lacerating or tearing.

Related terms

  • lacerate

Translations

Anagrams

  • alectorian, creational, reactional

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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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