• n.
    ⦿a disparaging remark
    lexical concept
  • in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion
  • it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
lexinfo:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:aspersion
  2. enl:slur
wn:interlingual indexili:i71812

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rdfs:labelaspersionslur