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Accusation

Definition: Accusation

Accusation

Noun

1. 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: Accusation

Synonyms: accusal (n), charge (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Accusation

ContextSynonyms 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.

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Crosswords: Accusation

English words defined with "accusation": accusative, Accusatorially, accusatory, accuse, Accusement, accusing, accusive, allegation, answer, Appeachment, ApprovementblameCalumniation, complain, Concrimination, criminate, CriminationDelationExprobrationimpeach, imprecation, incriminate, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, informationlodgement, lodgmentnotificationPreaccusation, presentmentrecount, recriminate, reply, response, RetortSelf-delation, self-incrimination, SubincusationTo inform against, To lay one's self open to, To sound the charge, To stand upUncharge, unspoken accusationveiled accusation. (references)
Specialty definitions using "accusation": criminal defamationFelix. (references)
Etymologies containing "accusation": sycophancy. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Accusation" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (accusal, accusation, arraignment, charge, complaint, delation, frame up, guilt, impeachment, imputation, incrimination, indictment, prosecution).

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Modern Usage: Accusation

DomainUsage

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Accusation

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Question of Innocence: A True Story of False Accusation (reference)

  • L'Homme en accusation : de la biologie la politique (reference)

  • Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Image Slideshow: Accusation

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Photo Album: Accusation

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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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Familiar Quotations: Accusation

AuthorQuotation

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Accusation

AuthorDateQuotation

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Accusation

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Every army has a train, and there the accusation should lie.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Accusation

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Spoken Usage: Accusation

SpeakerPhrase(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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Accusation

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%44313,068

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Accusation

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.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Accusation

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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
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Modern Translation: Accusation

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), (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.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Accusation

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

accusatio, accusatione, accusationem, accusationis, categoria, ciminatio, crimen, criminatio, crimine, criminis, delatura, delaturam, intentio, querela, querela, querella, querimonia, reatus. (various references)

Old French900-1400

chalenge. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Accusation

LanguageDateSourceMark Chapter 15, Verse 26
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai hn h epigrafh thV aitiaV autou epigegrammenh o basileuV twn ioudaiwn
Latin405VulgateEt erat titulus causae eius inscriptus rex Iudaeorum
Old English990West Saxon& ofer-ge-writ his geltes wæs awriteniudea kyng.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the titil of his cause was writun, Kyng of Jewis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd the tytle of his cause was wrytten: The kynge of the Iewes.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Accusation

LanguageMark Chapter 15, Verse 26
CebuanoUg 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 。
CroatianBijaše napisan i natpis o njegovoj krivici: "Kralj židovski."
DanishOg Overskriften med Beskyldningen imod ham var påskreven således: "Jødernes Konge".
DutchEn het opschrift Zijner beschuldiging was boven Hem geschreven: DE KONING DER JODEN.
FinnishJa päällekirjoitukseksi oli merkitty hänen syynsä: "Juutalaisten kuningas".
FrenchL`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.
GermanUnd es war oben über ihm geschrieben was man ihm schuld gab, nämlich: Der König der Juden.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDi atas salib-Nya dipasang tulisan mengenai tuduhan terhadap-Nya, yaitu: "Raja Orang Yahudi".
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka tulisan tuduhan ke atas Dia tertulis di sebelah atas-Nya, yaitu, "Raja orang Yahudi."
ItalianE l'iscrizione con il motivo della condanna diceva: Il re dei Giudei.
MaoriKo te mea i whakawakia ai ia i tuhituhia ki runga, KO TE KINGI O NGA HURAI.
NorwegianOg innskriften med klagemålet imot ham lød: Jødenes konge.
PortuguesePor cima dele estava escrito o título da sua acusação: O REI DOS JUDEUS.   
RumanianDeasupra Lui era scrisq vina Lui: ,,Kmpqratul Iudeilor.``
ShuarUrukamtai Máamuit, Ashí aents nuna nekaawarat tusa, ni Krúsrin ju aarmauyayi: ISRAER SHUARA AKUPNIURI
SwahiliNa mshtaka wake ulikuwa umeandikwa: "Mfalme wa Wayahudi."
SwedishOch den överskrift som man hade satt upp över honom, för att angiva vad han var anklagad för, hade denna lydelse: "Judarnas konung."
UmaHi kaju parika' -na hi ntoto woo' -na, ria ukia' to mpo'uli' napa to rapakilu-ki, hewa toi moni-na: MAGAU' TO YAHUDI.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Accusation

Derivations

Words beginning with "accusation": accusations. (additional references)

Words ending with "accusation": counteraccusation. (additional references)

Words containing "accusation": counteraccusations. (additional references)


Misspellings

"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).

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Rhyming with "Accusation"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "accusation" (pronounced a'kyuzā"shun or a'kyuwzā"shun)
6-u z ā" sh u nfertilization, 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 ncausation, demobilization.
4-ā" sh u nfacilitation, 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 nfaction, 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 nfertilization, 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 nfacilitation, 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 nfaction, 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.

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Anagrams: Accusation

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.

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INDEX

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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