cast aspersions

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cast aspersions

verb casts aspersions · casting aspersions · cast aspersions

  1. idiomatic To make damaging or spiteful remarks. Don't cast aspersions on me, or on my patriotism.

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verb make damaging or spiteful remarks

Españolcalumniar, proferir improperios
Portuguêssujar a imagem
Françaiscalomnier, dire du mal
Deutschverleumden, schmähen, diffamieren, schlechtreden

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@misc{cast_aspersions_2026,
  title = {cast aspersions},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cast%20aspersions},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}