How to pronounce “aspersion”
Say “aspersion” in 3 beats
aspersion
/əˈspɝʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐspɜːʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- perspɝstress
- sionʒən
- IPA (American)
- /əˈspɝʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐspɜːʃən/
- Respelling
- uh-SPUR-zhuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — as-PER-sion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-PER-sion. “per” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/əˈspɝʒən/
/ɐspɜːʃən/
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What “aspersion” means
- noun
a disparaging remark
“in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”
- noun
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- noun
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Say it in a sentence
“He cast an aspersion on her honesty and then apologised.”“aspersion”, answered
How do you pronounce “aspersion”?
“aspersion” is pronounced /əˈspɝʒən/ (uh-SPUR-zhuhn) in American English and /ɐspɜːʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “per”. Build it as as-PER-sion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “aspersion” have?
3: as · per · sion. The beat lands on the second, “per”.
Is “aspersion” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈspɝʒən/ (uh-SPUR-zhuhn); British English says /ɐspɜːʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “aspersion” mean?
As a noun: a disparaging remark For example: “in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “aspersion”?
Stress the second syllable: as-PER-sion. “per” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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