accusatory
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6.3
- adjective
- /əˈkjuːzəˌtɔri/
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acusatorio
- Stop giving me that accusatory look.
And when you don't, may become quite rageful and accusatory about why you didn't do so.
- And when you don't, may become quite rageful and accusatory about why you didn't do so.
- And then you started to wonder if you were as suspicious and accusatory as them.
- Do we go right to accusatory?
- So notice ego, self accusatory narrative, observer mind, objective mind, what exactly happened?
- Initiate a conversation, deconstruct these behaviors no matter how obvious they might seem to you, and please leave the accusatory tone behind.
- And by phrasing the question like this instead of do you have any STI's, it feels a lot less accusatory.
- Yeah, no, I think in this goes for any relationship, like when First off, if Josh comes to me with something, it's not accusatory.
Examples
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Deploying variance requires a good rapport and genuineness for it not to seem accusatory and confrontational.
Academic text (2018) -
Initiate a conversation, deconstruct these behaviors no matter how obvious they might seem to you, and please leave the accusatory tone behind.
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After a moment, their father's voice rose, accusatory, from the first floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
Asking questions is fine, but doing so in a public, accusatory, finger-pointing way is wrong.
Blog text (27) -
He's been attacked in an accusatory manner.
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Tonight Lucas couldn't keep such accusatory thoughts from his mind.
Fiction book (1997) -
His voice, losing none of its antagonism, sounded more accusatory than questioning.
Fiction book (1992) -
With Mrs. Cabrera's accusatory eyes on her, she hurried to explain.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the narrative, however, she focuses on his relative size, his handsome brown suit, and his threatening, accusatory manner.
Academic text (2017) -
During the meeting, his accusatory tone made everyone uncomfortable as he blamed others for the mistakes.
Synonyms
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8.6
Making someone look guilty of a crime
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8.6
Showing blame toward someone
Showing blame or saying someone did something wrong
Showing that someone did something wrong
Suggesting that someone did something wrong
Suggesting that someone is guilty or to blame, especially in a legal case
Likely to show someone is guilty
Antonyms
How Accusatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Accusatory comes from the Latin word accusare, which means 'to blame' and is built from ad- 'to' plus causa 'cause', the same root as English accuse and cause. So something accusatory is literally 'pointing blame' at someone, which explains its modern meaning.