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misaccusation

misaccusation noun: an act of misaccusing; a false accusation.

Noun

misaccusation (countable and uncountable, plural misaccusations)

  1. An act of misaccusing; a false accusation.
    • You constantly hear the misaccusation that Christianity crucified the Jewish nation during the Holocaust.1988, Wacław Zajączkowski, Martyrs of charity, page 31
    • This is truly a case of misapprehension and misaccusation.2010, Craig Calhoun, Robert K. Merton: Sociology of Science and Sociology as Science, →ISBN

Forms of misaccusation

pluralmisaccusations

Origin of misaccusation

From mis- + accusation or misaccuse + -ation.

Questions about misaccusation

What does misaccusation mean?
Misaccusation means an act of misaccusing; a false accusation.
What part of speech is misaccusation?
Misaccusation is a noun.
What is the plural of misaccusation?
The plural of misaccusation is misaccusations.

Words near misaccusation in the dictionary

  1. misaccounting
  2. misaccounts
  3. misaccumulated
  4. misaccumulation
  5. misaccumulations
  6. misaccusation
  7. misaccusations
  8. misaccuse
  9. misaccused
  10. misaccuses
  11. misaccusing

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