WORD OF THE NIGHT

aspersion \uh-SPUR-zhuhn; -shuhn\, noun:

1. A damaging or derogatory remark; slander.
2. The act of defaming or slandering.
3. A sprinkling with water, especially in religious ceremonies.


Orley had once been forced to resign from a local men's club for casting aspersions on the character of another member's wife.