Asperse (Verb)
Meaning
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Her opponent's campaign sought to asperse her character by spreading misleading information about her past.
- The defamatory article attempted to asperse the mayor's integrity with false accusations.
- The speechwriter was accused of trying to asperse the opposing candidate's reputation by fabricating quotes.
- The entire newspaper article seemed designed to asperse the doctor's professional reputation and undermine her credentials.
- The blogger's reputation was severely damaged when a rival blogger attempted to asperse her character with a series of scathing posts.