aspersion vs disparagement

aspersion and disparagement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
aspersion	Yes	No	No	No
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disparagement is a hypernym of aspersion; that is, disparagement is a word with a broader meaning than aspersion:

Other hypernyms of aspersion include depreciation, derogation.

aspersion (noun)	disparagement (noun)
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name	the act of speaking contemptuously of
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)	a communication that belittles somebody or something
a disparaging remark