Vocab Tadka : Aspersion vs Dispersion (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Aspersion & Dispersion.
ASPERSION
| 1 | (n) | a disparaging remark Type: ‘noun.communication’ Usage: ‘in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion’ Usage: ‘it is difficult for a woman to understand a man’s sensitivity to any slur on his virility’ Synonym: slur, |
| 2 | (n) | an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: calumny, defamation, denigration, slander, |
| 3 | (n) | the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: sprinkling, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- Is it right that you should be casting such aspersions on those sitting behind Mr Trimble?
- Friend was right to cast aspersions on the role of the Deputy Prime Minister.
- Thanks for his vindications of Scotland from the unjust aspersions of certain of the House of Commons.
How to Remember : Aspersion –> ass-person –> You can make a person feel like ass by defaming him.
DISPERSION
| 1 | (n) | spreading widely or driving off Type: ‘noun.event’ Synonym: scattering, |
| 2 | (n) | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume Type: ‘noun.attribute’ Usage: ‘worldwide in distribution’ Usage: ‘the distribution of nerve fibers’ Usage: ‘in complementary distribution’ Synonym: distribution, |
| 3 | (n) | the act of dispersing or diffusing something Type: ‘noun.act’ Usage: ‘the dispersion of the troops’ Usage: ‘the diffusion of knowledge’ Synonym: diffusion, dispersal, dissemination, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- The simple theory of the dispersion of light by small particles suffices to explain not only the blue of the zenith, but the comparative absence of small wave-lengths from the direct solar rays, and the brilliant orange and red coloration of the setting sun and of the clouds illuminated by his rays.
- In light Kundt’s name is widely known for his inquiries in anomalous dispersion, not only in liquids and vapours, but even in metals, which he obtained in very thin films by means of a laborious process of electrolytic deposition upon platinized glass.
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Got a clear idea of the two words by seeing the photos.
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