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j'accuse

/ʒəˈkjuːz/

j'accuse noun: an accusation, especially one made publicly.

Noun

j'accuse (plural j'accuses)

  1. An accusation, especially one made publicly.
    • It was a rare combination of circumstances that led Cramer to agree to sit still and listen to Stewart engage in his j'accuse.2009, Jack Balkin, The Guardian (online), 17 Mar 2009
    • Buried within Dudley's petition, then, was a veiled ‘j'accuse’.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 369

Synonyms of j'accuse

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Forms of j'accuse

pluralj'accuses

Origin of j'accuse

Borrowing from French J'Accuse ("I accuse"), the title of an 1898 open letter from writer Emile Zola to the president of France during the Dreyfus Affair.

Words that rhyme with j'accuse

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Questions about j'accuse

What does j'accuse mean?
J'accuse means an accusation, especially one made publicly.
What part of speech is j'accuse?
J'accuse is a noun.
How do you pronounce j'accuse?
J'accuse is pronounced /ʒəˈkjuːz/.
What is the plural of j'accuse?
The plural of j'accuse is j'accuses.

Words near j'accuse in the dictionary

  1. J receptor
  2. J receptors
  3. J stroke
  4. J strokes
  5. J&K
  6. j'accuse
  7. j'accuses
  8. j'adoube
  9. J'khand
  10. J'lem
  11. J'ouvert

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