Hyphenation of aspersion

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word aspersion? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

as-per-sion

Definitions of aspersion:

1.	A disparaging remark 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
2.	An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
3.	The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

Synonyms of aspersion:

noun	slur, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
noun	calumny, slander, defamation, denigration, attack
noun	sprinkling, baptism

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.