accusation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·cus·ation [accusation accusations] BrE [ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn] NAmE [ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn] noun countable, uncountable
a statement saying that you think a person is guilty of doing sth wrong, especially of committing a crime; the fact of accusing sb
•I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
•There was a hint of accusation in her voice.
•~ of sth accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism
•~ against sb No one believed her wild accusations against her husband.
•~ that… He denied the accusation that he had ignored the problems.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin accusatio(n-), from accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.

Example Bank:
•He 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 doctors
•I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof.
•They fled the country amid accusations of fraud.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  charge, accusal