accusation

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ or /ˌæk.jə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/

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Noun

Singular accusation

Plural accusations

1. (countable) An accusation is a claim that someone did something.
   • Synonym: accusal

   He made the accusation that the boy murdered the young girl.

Related words

• accuse
• accused
• accusal
• accusative
• accusatory