There is a lot of confusion when it comes to using “aspersion” and “dispersion” in sentences because the meanings of these two words are almost the same which is fraud or scattered.
Since there is a problem here, we should know about their proper use in sentences. So, let’s look at the meaning of both the words.
When to Use Aspersion in Sentences
“Aspersion” means an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something. It refers to the word slander, scandal, and criticism.
Some examples of sentences using “aspersion”:
- I would not want to cast aspersions on your honesty.
- I do not permit you to cast aspersions on my friend.
- Should you hear my name blackened and maligned, will you credit the aspersion?
- Suddenly, who is knowing in aspersion, be spelled on my foot completely.
- She evidently regarded the statement as an aspersion upon myself.
When to Use Dispersion in Sentences
“Dispersion” is a statistical term that describes the size of the distribution of the values expected for a particular variable. It can be measured by several different statistics, such as range, variance and standard deviation. It also refers to the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
Some examples of sentences using dispersion:
- The purposes of the additives are to give stability, dispersion, texture and even flow.
- The men were approximately 4, and the variance 11, giving a coefficient of dispersion of nearly 3.
- The dispersion of earnings increased among college graduates.
- The threat will force greater dispersion of their forces.
- This could be a direct consequence of the high internal velocity dispersion in the molecular clouds.
Let’s look at a sentence using both “aspersion” and “dispersion” together.
Because of his aspersing, his family had to be dispersed from their own village.
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