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Definition: Accusation |
AccusationNoun1. A formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt. 2. An assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "accusation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Accusation \Ac`cu*sa"tion\, noun. [Old French expression acusation, French accusation, from Latin expression accusatio, from accusare. See Accuse.]. (references) |
Synonyms: AccusationSynonyms: accusal (n), charge (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accusation | Phrase: "the breath of accusation kills an innocent name"; "thou can'st not say I did it". |
Noun: accusation, charge, imputation, slur, inculpation, exprobration, delation; crimination; incrimination, accrimination, recrimination; tu quoque argument; invective. | |
Lawsuit | Citation, arraignment, prosecution, impeachment; accusation; presentment, true bill, indictment. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Thought a ridiculous accusation deserved a ridiculous response (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset) | |
Clever | He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation. (references; author: Proverb.) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Accusation (1914) A Mistaken Accusation (1913) The Accusation of Broncho Billy (1913) A False Accusation (1909) | |
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![]() | Mutual Accusation. / Bunbury del. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Who stole the tarts?] "Herald, read the accusation!" said the Kin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Henry James | The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. |
Proverb. | He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment VI. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | For the rest, so little do they conceal the reactionary character of their criticism that their chief accusation against the bourgeoisie amounts to this, that under the bourgeois regime a class is being developed, which is destined to cut up root and branch the old order of society. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Every army has a train, and there the accusation should lie. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | Local authorities later changed the charge to false accusation 1 day before a planned presidential pardon. (references) |
Economic History | Uzbekistan | Uzbek law prohibits corruption, and officials removed from office under accusation of corruption are subject to prosecution. (references) |
Human Rights | Cuba | A neighbor had accused del Pino of threatening to kill her, and police initiated legal proceedings against her on the basis of this accusation. (references) |
Minorities | Cape Verde | The persons responsible for the desecrations never were identified, and the topic has remained a controversial electoral issue since the MPD accused supporters of the PAICV of involvement in the crimes; however, the courts have dismissed every formal accusation that has been brought against PAICV members, usually for lack of evidence. (references) |
Women | Zimbabwe | However, a "binding over" order (an order to appear in court to respond to an accusation of violent behavior) is issued based only on actual physical abuse and not on threats of violence. (references) |
Ghana | In April the local press reported that the woman took the case to the CHRAJ and filed a suit in circuit court against the tribunal members and the teacher, claiming that the accusation of witchcraft and subsequent tribunal hearing subjected her to slander and public humiliation. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | Just wait around, be offended, make some accusation or charge at someone, and then proclaim victim status while demanding some kind of federal intervention. |
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| "Accusation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Accusation" is used about 443 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 443 | 13,068 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "accusation": accusation against ♦ baseless accusation ♦ bring an accusation against ♦ bring an accusation against smb. ♦ false accusation ♦ make an accusation ♦ recrimination accusation ♦ unspoken accusation ♦ veiled accusation. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "accusation": counter-accusation, self-accusation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
false accusation | 26 |
accusation | 18 |
abuse accusation child false | 6 |
abuse accusation false sexual | 4 |
accusation jackson michael | 2 |
accusation defamation false | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "accusation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | aanklag (accusal), aangewing. (various references) | |
Albanian | akuzim (committal proceedings, crimination, denouncement, denunciation, impeachment, incrimination), akuzë (charge, count, crimination, prosecution), padi (action, cause, charge, count, indictment, plaint, suit). (various references) | |
Arabic | تهمة موجهة, تهمة (blame, charge, frame, frame up, guilt, imputation, indictment, suspicion), إتهام (arraignment, complaint, delation, denunciation, impeachment, indictment). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | обвинение (accusal, arraignment, charge, crimination, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, information, reproach), обвинителен акт (charge, indictment). (various references) | |
Chinese | 罪狀 , 罪名 (acharge), 狀 (condition, great, state, strong, suit), 指责 (Accuse, Accused, Accusing), 指控 (acharge, to accuse). (various references) | |
Czech | výèitka (compunction, reproach, sting, twit), obviòování (blame), žaloba (action, lament, plaint, prosecution, suit). (various references) | |
Dutch | beschuldiging (accusal, charge, complaint, indictment), tenlastelegging (accusal, charge, complaint, indictment), aanklacht (accusal, charge, complaint, indictment). (various references) | |
Esperanto | akuzo, akuzaĵo (charge, complaint, indictment), kulpigo (charge, complaint, indictment), denunco. (various references) | |
Finnish | syyte (action, indictment, prosecution), syytös (charge). (various references) | |
French | accusation (accusal), plainte (accusal). (various references) | |
Frisian | oanklacht (accusal, charge, complaint, indictment), beskuldiging (accusal). (various references) | |
German | Beschuldigung (charge, impeachment, imputation, incrimination, indictment), Anklage (accusal, charge, condemnation, denouncement, impeachment, indictment, prosecution), Anschuldigung (charge). (various references) | |
Greek | κατηγορία (allegation, category, charge, class, complaint, kind, league, rap). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שט " (enmity), קטרו' (indictment, prosecution), אשמ" (blame, charge, fault, guilt, guiltiness), אשום (charge, incrimination, indictment, prosecution), "שט " (blaming), "אשמ" (blaming, impeachment, indictment). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vád (accusal, blame, charge, complaint, frame-up, indictment, prosecution), vádemelés (impeachment, inculpation), feljelentés (denouncement, denunciation, information, report). (various references) | |
Icelandic | ásökun (accusal, charge, complaint, indictment), ákæra (charge, complaint, indictment). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tudingan (something which is pointed at), pendakwaan (complaint, indictment), gugatan (claim, criticism, suit), dakwaan, dakwa (charge, delation, indictment). (various references) | |
Italian | accusa (accusal, charge, impeachment, indictment, information, prosecution), imputazione (accusal, accusativeness, imputation, indictment), incriminazione (accusal, incrimination), denuncia (ad, advert, advertisement, complaint, declaration, denunciation, display). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 告訴 (complaint). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | "くそ (complaint, pillar of state), "うそ (annual tax, appeal, enzyme, founder of an empire, founder of dynasty or sect, prosecution, public tax, tribute), も"ざい (indictment), "がい (censure, cliff, impeachment, palisade). (various references) | |
Korean | 비난 (Blame, Blaming, Condemning, Damning, Faulting, Reproaching). (various references) | |
Manx | plaiynt (complaining, complaint, objection). (various references) | |
Papiamen | akusashon (accusal). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | accusationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | acusação (accusal, charge, complaint, denouncement, denunciation, indictment, plaint, prosecution). (various references) | |
Romanian | acuzare (accusing, arraignment, charge, denouncement, denunciation, guilt, impeachment, imputation, inculpation, indictment), acuzaţie (charge, impeachment, imputation, incrimination, onus), rechizitoriu (indictment), banat (grief, grudge, reproach), învinuire (accusing, blame). (various references) | |
Russian | обвинение (accusal, accusativeness, action, blame, charge, delation, denouncement, denunciation, impeachment, inculpation). (various references) | |
Scottish | casaid (a complaint, complaint). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tužba (claim, libel), optužnica (indictment), optužba (arraignment, charge, crimination). (various references) | |
Spanish | acusación (accusal, arraignment, charge, complaint, delation, impeachment, indictment, prosecution, rap), denuncia (annulment, complaint, delation, denouncement, denunciation, impeachment, information), cargo (accusal, appointment, care, charge, complaint, function, indictment, job, load, office, position, post, trust, weight). (various references) | |
Swedish | anklagelse (accusal, allegation, charge, impeachment, imputation, incrimination, inculpation, indictment), beskyllning (accusal, accysation, charge, imputation, inculpation). (various references) | |
Turkish | suçlama (accusal, accusing, arraignment, blame, blaming, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, crimination, denunciation, excoriation, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, plaint, rap, reproach). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | обвинувачення (accusal, delation, incrimination, inculpation, prosecution), звинувачення (accusal, denunciation). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự kết tội (accursal, condemnation, doom, rap), sự buộc tội (accursal, arraignment, incrimination, inculpation), sự bị kết tội sự tố cáo cáo trạng (accursal). (various references) | |
Welsh | achwyniad (complaint), cyhuddiad (charge). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | accusatio, accusatione, accusationem, accusationis, categoria, ciminatio, crimen, criminatio, crimine, criminis, delatura, delaturam, intentio, querela, querela, querella, querimonia, reatus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | chalenge. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hn h epigrafh thV aitiaV autou epigegrammenh o basileuV twn ioudaiwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erat titulus causae eius inscriptus rex Iudaeorum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | & ofer-ge-writ his geltes wæs awriteniudea kyng. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the titil of his cause was writun, Kyng of Jewis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the tytle of his cause was wrytten: The kynge of the Iewes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 15, Verse 26 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang sumbong batok kaniya gisulat nga nag-ingon, "Ang Hari sa mga Judio." |
| Chinese | 在 上 面 有 他 的 罪 狀 、 寫 的 是 猶 太 人 的 王 。 |
| Croatian | Bijaše napisan i natpis o njegovoj krivici: "Kralj židovski." |
| Danish | Og Overskriften med Beskyldningen imod ham var påskreven således: "Jødernes Konge". |
| Dutch | En het opschrift Zijner beschuldiging was boven Hem geschreven: DE KONING DER JODEN. |
| Finnish | Ja päällekirjoitukseksi oli merkitty hänen syynsä: "Juutalaisten kuningas". |
| French | L`inscription indiquant le sujet de sa condamnation portait ces mots: Le roi des Juifs. |
| Gaelic | `S bha chuis-dhitidh sgriobhte os a chionn: RIGH NAN IUDHACH. |
| German | Und es war oben über ihm geschrieben was man ihm schuld gab, nämlich: Der König der Juden. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di atas salib-Nya dipasang tulisan mengenai tuduhan terhadap-Nya, yaitu: "Raja Orang Yahudi". |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka tulisan tuduhan ke atas Dia tertulis di sebelah atas-Nya, yaitu, "Raja orang Yahudi." |
| Italian | E l'iscrizione con il motivo della condanna diceva: Il re dei Giudei. |
| Maori | Ko te mea i whakawakia ai ia i tuhituhia ki runga, KO TE KINGI O NGA HURAI. |
| Norwegian | Og innskriften med klagemålet imot ham lød: Jødenes konge. |
| Portuguese | Por cima dele estava escrito o título da sua acusação: O REI DOS JUDEUS. |
| Rumanian | Deasupra Lui era scrisq vina Lui: ,,Kmpqratul Iudeilor.`` |
| Shuar | Urukamtai Máamuit, Ashí aents nuna nekaawarat tusa, ni Krúsrin ju aarmauyayi: ISRAER SHUARA AKUPNIURI |
| Swahili | Na mshtaka wake ulikuwa umeandikwa: "Mfalme wa Wayahudi." |
| Swedish | Och den överskrift som man hade satt upp över honom, för att angiva vad han var anklagad för, hade denna lydelse: "Judarnas konung." |
| Uma | Hi kaju parika' -na hi ntoto woo' -na, ria ukia' to mpo'uli' napa to rapakilu-ki, hewa toi moni-na: MAGAU' TO YAHUDI. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "accusation": accusations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "accusation": counteraccusation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "accusation": counteraccusations. (additional references) | |
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"Accusation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acculation, accusatin, accusatio, accusayion, accusition, accussation, acusation, arculation, sacculation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "accusation" (pronounced a'kyuzā"shun or a'kyuwzā"shun) |
| 6 | -u z ā" sh u n | fertilization, alphabetization, amortization, authorization, balkanization, cannibalization, capitalization, categorization, centralization, characterization, civilization, collectivization, colonization, colorization, commercialization, communization, computerization, criminalization, decentralization, decriminalization, dehumanization, deinstitutionalization, demilitarization, democratization, demonization, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, desalinization, destabilization, disorganization, dramatization, equalization, generalization, globalization, harmonization, hospitalization, hybridization, immunization, improvisation, industrialization, institutionalization, internationalization, ionization, legalization, liberalization, localization, magnetization, marginalization, maximization, mechanization, mineralization, miniaturization, mischaracterization, mobilization, modernization, monopolization, nationalization, naturalization, neutralization, normalization, optimization, organisation, organization, pasteurization, personalization, polarization, politicization, popularization, pressurization, privatization, radicalization, rationalization, realization, reauthorization, recapitalization, renationalization, reorganization, revitalization, securitization, socialization, specialization, stabilization, standardization, sterilization, subsidization, suburbanization, unionization, urbanization, utilization, vaporization, victimization, visualization, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 5 | -z ā" sh u n | causation, demobilization. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, automation, aviation, avocation, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, capitulation, carnation, castration, celebration, certification, cessation, cetacean, citation, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, coloration, combination, commemoration, commendation, communication, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehydration, deification, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demodulation, demonstration, denomination, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, hesitation, hibernation, humiliation, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legislation, levitation, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, location, lubrication, machination, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, masturbation, maturation, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, moderation, modification, modulation, molestation, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, navigation, negation, negotiation, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, oration, orchestration, ordination, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, pollination, pontification, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, privation, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, ramification, ratification, reaffirmation, reallocation, recalculation, recantation, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, solicitation, sophistication, specification, speculation, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, station, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, substantiation, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, usurpation, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, vocation. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
| 5 | -z ā" sh u n | fertilization, alphabetization, amortization, authorization, balkanization, cannibalization, capitalization, categorization, causation, centralization, characterization, civilization, collectivization, colonization, colorization, commercialization, communization, computerization, criminalization, decentralization, decriminalization, dehumanization, deinstitutionalization, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demonization, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, desalinization, destabilization, disorganization, dramatization, equalization, generalization, globalization, harmonization, hospitalization, hybridization, immunization, improvisation, industrialization, institutionalization, internationalization, ionization, legalization, liberalization, localization, magnetization, marginalization, maximization, mechanization, mineralization, miniaturization, mischaracterization, mobilization, modernization, monopolization, nationalization, naturalization, neutralization, normalization, optimization, organisation, organization, pasteurization, personalization, polarization, politicization, popularization, pressurization, privatization, radicalization, rationalization, realization, reauthorization, recapitalization, renationalization, reorganization, revitalization, securitization, socialization, specialization, stabilization, standardization, sterilization, subsidization, suburbanization, unionization, urbanization, utilization, vaporization, victimization, visualization, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, automation, aviation, avocation, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, capitulation, carnation, castration, celebration, certification, cessation, cetacean, citation, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, coloration, combination, commemoration, commendation, communication, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehydration, deification, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demodulation, demonstration, denomination, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, hesitation, hibernation, humiliation, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legislation, levitation, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, location, lubrication, machination, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, masturbation, maturation, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, moderation, modification, modulation, molestation, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, navigation, negation, negotiation, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, oration, orchestration, ordination, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, pollination, pontification, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, privation, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, ramification, ratification, reaffirmation, reallocation, recalculation, recantation, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, solicitation, sophistication, specification, speculation, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, station, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, substantiation, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, usurpation, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, vocation. |
| 3 | -sh u n | faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-n-o-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: causation. | |
-2 letters: accounts, accusant, acoustic, auctions, cautions. | |
-3 letters: account, acinous, actions, atonics, auction, cations, caustic, caution, cocains, conatus, sacaton, satanic, suction, toucans. | |
-4 letters: accost, acinus, actins, action, antics, atonic, cacaos, cactus, cantic, cantos, cantus, casino, casita, cation, coacts, coatis, cocain, coitus, conics, cotans, counts, cousin, cutins, nastic, octans, outsin, sancta, scotia, siccan, sonata, stucco. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-i-n-o-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: accusations, acoustician, sacculation. | |
+2 letters: acousticians, calculations, sacculations. | |
+3 letters: accentuations, accountancies, accumulations, accustomation, carcinomatous, claudications, fasciculation. | |
+4 letters: accountantship, acculturations, accustomations, fasciculations, miscalculation, recalculations. | |
+5 letters: accountantships, miscalculations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Usage Frequency 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Bible Trace 19. Derivations 20. Rhymes | 21. Anagrams 22. Bibliography |
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