accusation
noun/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/
/ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]Word Family
- accuse verb
- accusation noun
- accusing adjective
- accusatory adjective
- a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong or illegal; the fact of accusing somebody
- I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
- There was a hint of accusation in her voice.
- accusation of something accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism
- accusation against somebody At the time, no one believed his accusations against her.
- accusation that… He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems.
Extra Examples- She was forced to defend herself against accusations of plagiarism.
- New evidence has emerged which supports the accusations against them.
- He made a lot of thinly veiled accusations.
- She rejected all the accusations brought against her.
- Their father now faces an accusation of murder.
- There seem to be a lot of wild accusations flying around.
- They have the nerve to level these accusations against one of our most respected members.
- They sank into mutual accusation and incrimination.
- You made a public accusation of misconduct against Nigel.
- an accusation frequently levelled at junior doctors
- They fled the country amid accusations of fraud.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- baseless
- false
- …
- hurl
- level at/against
- make
- …
- fly
- fly around
- amid accusations
- accusation against
- accusation of
- …
- bring an accusation against somebody
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.
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