Accusation

//ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n//

Synonyms for "accusation" (35 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Noun(3 words)

charge accusal allegation

allegation animadversion arraignment assertion

Strong matches (11)

Noun(4 words)

assertion censure crimination delation

bill of particulars blame censure charge complaint count crimination

Related words (17)

denunciation impeachment implication imputation indictment information innuendo insinuation lawsuit plaint prosecution reproach suit taxing

Noun(3 words)

detection impeachment kategoria

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

5 entries

assertion asseveration averment charge complaint

Synonyms

6 entries

allegation assertion censure charge crimination impeachment

derived

8 entries

blood accusation counteraccusation every accusation is a confession hackusation interaccusation misaccusation preaccusation reaccusation

etymologically related_to

1 entries

accuse

has context

1 entries

legal

is a

3 entries

assertion charge film

related to

6 entries

accuse accusing allegation charge court of law formal

Translations

126 translations across 54 languages.

Ancient Greek

3 entries

κατηγορία noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
κατηγορία noun (that of which one is accused)
ἔγκλημα noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Arabic

3 entries

اِتِّهَام noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
اِتِّهَام noun (that of which one is accused)
تُهْمَة noun (that of which one is accused)

Armenian

2 entries

մեղադրանք noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
մեղադրանք noun (that of which one is accused)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

günah noun (that of which one is accused)
ittiham noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
suç noun (that of which one is accused)
təqsir noun (that of which one is accused)

Belarusian

2 entries

абвінава́чанне noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
абвінава́чванне noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Bulgarian

3 entries

обвине́ние noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
обвине́ние noun (that of which one is accused)
обвине́ние noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Catalan

3 entries

acusació noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
acusació noun (that of which one is accused)
acusació noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

指控 noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
控告 noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Czech

3 entries

obvinění noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
obvinění noun (that of which one is accused)
obvinění noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Danish

2 entries

anklage noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
beskyldning noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Dutch

1 entries

beschuldiging noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Esperanto

1 entries

akuzo noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Finnish

4 entries

syyte noun (that of which one is accused)
syyte noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
syyttäminen noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
syytös noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

French

3 entries

accusation noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
accusation noun (that of which one is accused)
accusation noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Galician

1 entries

acusación noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

German

2 entries

Anklage noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
Beschuldigung noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌿𐍃𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Greek

3 entries

κατηγορία noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
κατηγορία noun (that of which one is accused)
κατηγορία noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Hebrew

2 entries

אישום noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
האשמה noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Hindi

4 entries

अभियोग noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
आरोप noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
आरोप noun (that of which one is accused)
आरोप noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Hungarian

4 entries

megvádolás noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
vád noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
vád noun (that of which one is accused)
vádemelés noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Indonesian

2 entries

penuduhan noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
tuduhan noun (that of which one is accused)

Italian

1 entries

accusa noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Japanese

3 entries

告発 noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
告発 noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
言いがかり noun (that of which one is accused)

Korean

1 entries

고발 noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Ladino

1 entries

akuzasyon noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Latin

3 entries

accūsātiō noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
accūsātiō noun (that of which one is accused)
accūsātiō noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Macedonian

2 entries

обвинување noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
оптужба noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Mongolian

2 entries

зэмлэл noun (that of which one is accused)
яллалт noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Māori

3 entries

heitara noun (that of which one is accused)
heitara noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
kupu whakapae noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

anklage noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
beskyldning noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

skulding noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Occitan

1 entries

acusacion noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Odia

1 entries

ଅଭିଯୋଗ noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Old English

1 entries

tihtle noun (that of which one is accused)

Persian

1 entries

اتهام noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Aunkloag noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
Kloag noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Polish

3 entries

oskarżenie noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
oskarżenie noun (that of which one is accused)
oskarżenie noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Portuguese

3 entries

acusação noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
acusação noun (that of which one is accused)
acusação noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Romanian

2 entries

acuzație noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
învinovățire noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Russian

3 entries

обвине́ние noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
обвине́ние noun (that of which one is accused)
обвине́ние noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

optužba noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
оптужба noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Slovak

1 entries

obvinenie noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Slovene

1 entries

obtožba noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Soussian

2 entries

anamul noun (that of which one is accused)
tummla noun (that of which one is accused)

Spanish

2 entries

acusación noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
acusación noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Swahili

4 entries

madai noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
madai noun (that of which one is accused)
madai noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
mashitaka noun (that of which one is accused)

Swedish

4 entries

anklagan noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
anklagelse noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
anklagelse noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
beskyllning noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Tagalog

4 entries

akusasyon noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
bintang noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
bintang noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
paratang noun (that of which one is accused)

Tashelhit

1 entries

anamul noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Turkish

1 entries

suçlama noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Ukrainian

3 entries

за́кид noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)
звинува́чення noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
звинува́чення noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Vietnamese

1 entries

sự buộc tội noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)

Welsh

4 entries

achwyniad noun (that of which one is accused)
cyhuddiad noun (act of accusing or charging with a crime)
cyhuddiad noun (that of which one is accused)
cyhuddiad noun (declaration of fault or blame against another)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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He denied the accusation.

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He is under a false accusation.

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What's the accusation against him?

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Bill Clinton denied the accusation.

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