a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing something wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing somebodyI don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.There was a hint of accusation in her voice.accusation of somethingaccusations of corruption/cruelty/racismaccusation against somebodyNo one believed her wild accusations against her husband.accusation that…He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveserious,baseless,false,…verb + accusationhurl,level at/against,make,…accusation + verbfly,fly aroundprepositionamid accusations,accusation against,accusation of,…phrasesbring an accusation against somebodySeefull entryWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.Word FamilyaccuseverbaccusationnounaccusingadjectiveaccusatoryadjectiveaccusednounExtra examplesHe was forced to defend himself against accusations of plagiarism.New evidence has emerged which supports the accusation against her.She made a lot of thinly veiled accusations.She rejected all the accusations brought against her.Their father now faces an accusation of murder.There seem to be a lot of wild accusations flying around.They have the nerve to level these accusations against one of our most respected members.They sank into mutual accusation and incrimination.You made a public accusation of misconduct against Nigel.an accusation frequently levelled at junior doctorsI don’t want to make an accusation until I have some proof.They fled the country amid accusations of fraud.
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