Communication

Synonyms for slur

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 5, SummitCommunication

a disparaging remark

It is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

aspersion

Same sentence, swapped: It is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any aspersion on his virility.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for slur as it is used in the sentence above.

patronage
disdain
condescension

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