aspersion

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An attack on someone's or something's reputation or good name; often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun A sprinkling, especially of holy water.

Similar words

calumny slander defamation slur sprinkling mudslinging blot on the escutcheon smear imputation vilification

Often followed by

on of upon cast that and is which was

Word family

aspersions