Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of accusing.

    Anklage, Beschuldigung

    обвине́ниеobvinénije

    звинува́ченняzvynuváčennja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

    обвине́ниеobvinénije, обвине́ниеobvinénije

    звинува́ченняzvynuváčennja, за́кидzákyd

    a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

  3. (countable, uncountable)An allegation.

    ungrounded accusations

    a blind accusation

Examples

121 sentences
  1. That's a very serious accusation to make.

    Це дуже серйозне звинувачення.

    deDas ist eine schwere Anschuldigung.

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  2. He denied the accusation.

    Він заперечував звинувачення.

    ruОн отверг обвинение.

    deEr wies die Anschuldigung von sich.

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  3. Those are serious accusations.

    Це серйозні звинувачення.

    ruЭто серьёзные обвинения.

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  4. Tom's accusations are false.

    Звинувачення Тома неправдиві.

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  5. That's a very serious accusation.

    Це дуже серйозне звинувачення.

    ruЭто очень серьёзное обвинение.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act of accusing or charging with a crime:
declaration of fault or blame against another:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of accusing or charging with a crime:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of accusing or charging with a crime:

Origin

First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowe

First attested in the late 14th century. Inherited from Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French: accusation), from Latin accūsātiō (“accusation, indictment”), from accūsō (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse + -ation.

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Forms

plural: accusations
Singularaccusation
Pluralaccusations

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence:charge
  • a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt:accusal

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
accusation — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto