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- pronunciation:
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shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of accusing.
His vehement accusation frightened her, and she found she couldn't answer.- synonyms:
- crimination, denunciation, incrimination, inculpation, indictment
- similar words:
- allegation, blame, charge, implication, recrimination
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| definition 2: |
a statement declaring another person guilty of crime, misdeed, or error.
He denied the accusation that he had divided the money unfairly.- synonyms:
- charge, complaint, denunciation, indictment
- similar words:
- allegation, animadversion, censure, citation, gravamen, insinuation, plaint, rebuke, reproach, slur, summons
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| related words: |
calumny, complaint, denunciation |
adjective + (n.)accusation
angry,
anonymous,
baseless,
bitter,
credible,
criminal,
damaging,
false,
furious,
groundless,
harsh,
malicious,
mutual,
outlandish,
prior,
reckless,
renewed,
repeated,
sensational,
serious,
shocking,
stunning,
unfair,
unfounded,
unspoken,
unsubstantiated,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)accusation
apologize,
confront,
counter,
defend,
deflect,
deny,
dismiss,
dispute,
dog,
echo,
face,
fend,
hurl,
investigate,
label,
prompt,
protest,
rebut,
recant,
refute,
reject,
resign,
respond,
trade,
witchcraft
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(n.)accusation
+ verb
abuse, arise, cheat, fly, level, lodge, molest, substantiate, surface
noun + (n.)accusation
allegation, anger, barrage, charge, confession, confrontation, credibility, forum, headline, hint, indictment, insult, investigation, leak, litany, prosecutor, revelation, rumor, suspicion, validity
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The word accusation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration
).
Example words:
aberration, acceptation, accusation, admiration, agitation, aggregation, alteration, alternation, approximation, celebration, collaboration, combination, communication, connotation, conversation, coronation, decoration, devastation, education, equation, exasperation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, ratiocination, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, constipation, continuation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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