different between lesion vs aspersion
lesion
English
Alternative forms
- læsion (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English lesioun, from Old French lesion, from Latin laesi? (“injury”), itself from laesus, perfect passive participle of laed? (“I injure, hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li???n/
- Rhymes: -i???n
Noun
lesion (plural lesions)
- (pathology) A wound or injury.
- (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
- (biochemistry) Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid.
- (law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.
Derived terms
Related terms
- lese majesty, lèse majesté
Translations
Verb
lesion (third-person singular simple present lesions, present participle lesioning, simple past and past participle lesioned)
- (transitive) To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.
Translations
Anagrams
- Elison, eloins, esloin, insole, oleins, onlies, selion
Interlingua
Noun
lesion (plural lesiones)
- lesion, injury
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laesio.
Noun
lesion f (plural lesions)
- harm; damage
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laesio.
Noun
lesion f (oblique plural lesions, nominative singular lesion, nominative plural lesions)
- harm; damage
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aspersion
English
Etymology
From Latin aspersi?nem, from aspersi? (“sprinkling”).
Noun
aspersion (plural aspersions)
- 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
- (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 […]
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 4 scene 1
- (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)
- aspersion
- sprinkling
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