accusation
/ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
accusation noun: the act of accusing.
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- We come not by the way of accusation / To taint that honour every good tongue blesses.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...
- A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- [They] set up over his head his accusation.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 27:37
- An allegation.
- ungrounded accusations
- a blind accusation
accusation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
accusation in Hindi
- act of accusing or charging with a crime
- आरोप ārop, अभियोग abhiyog, लांछन lāñchan
- that of which one is accused
- आरोप ārop
- declaration of fault or blame against another
- आरोप ārop
accusation in Tamil
- குற்றச் சாட்டு, குற்றச் சாற்று, குற்றச்சாட்டு, குற்றம் சாட்டுதல், குற்றம் சுமத்துதல், புறங்கூறல்
accusation in Marathi
- accusation, allegation
- आरोप ārop
accusation in Urdu
- accusation
- دوش doś
More languagesFewer languages
- accusation in Bengali
- অভিযোগ obhijōg
- accusation in Telugu
- ఆరోపణము ārōpaṇamu
- accusation in Malayalam
- കുറ്റാരോപണം, കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തൽ, ദോഷാരോപണം, അപവാദം
- accusation in Kannada
- ಆಪಾದ, ಆಪಾದನ, ಆಪಾದನೆ
- accusation in Punjabi
- ਅਭਿਯੋਗ abhiyog, مہنا mihṇā, ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ilzām
- accusation in Gujarati
- આરોપ
- accusation in Odia
- ଅଭିଯୋଗ abhij̄oga
- accusation in Sanskrit
- भाषा bhāṣā, वाद vāda, क्षेप kṣepa
- accusation in Nepali
- आरोप, अभियोग
- accusation in Tagalog
- bintang, akusasyon, paratang
- accusation in Arabic
- اِتِّهَام ittihām, تُهْمَة tuhma
- accusation in Indonesian
- penuduhan, tuduhan
- accusation in Persian
- اتهام ettehâm
- accusation in Vietnamese
- sự buộc tội
Examples of accusation in a sentence
- repeated accusations
- an accusation of a crime
Synonyms of accusation
Forms of accusation
| plural | accusations |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | accusacion |
| alternative form (obsolete) | accusasiowne |
Origin of accusation
First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.
Words formed from accusation
Words that rhyme with accusation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about accusation
- What does accusation mean?
- Accusation means the act of accusing.
- What is accusation in Hindi?
- Accusation in Hindi is आरोप (ārop), अभियोग (abhiyog), लांछन (lāñchan). See Accusation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use accusation in a sentence?
- repeated accusations
- What part of speech is accusation?
- Accusation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce accusation?
- Accusation is pronounced /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of accusation?
- The plural of accusation is accusations.
Words near accusation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accusation (page history and authors); accusation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); आरोप (Marathi) (page history and authors); دوش (Urdu) (page history and authors); অভিযোগ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఆరోపణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); accusation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accusation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); مہنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); accusation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); क्षेप (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); accusation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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