J'accuse
//ʒəˈkjuːz// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"It was a rare combination of circumstances that led Cramer to agree to sit still and listen to Stewart engage in his j'accuse."
Etymology
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.
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