to accuse
∞
2.7
- verb
- /əˈkjuːz/
:
acusar de
- Some people have nothing better to do than to accuse others of stealing their things.
- accuse of fraud
- accuse of complicity
- accuse each other
So that's the guy that you're going to accuse of spreading fake news.
- So that's the guy that you're going to accuse of spreading fake news.
- If I was really blind, would you accuse me of being fake?
- Some people have nothing better to do than to accuse others of stealing their things.
- Anger arises within me because they unjustly accuse me of being stupid.
- In fact, they accused me of things I never did.
- And almost in anger we accuse him, almost accuse him, we blame.
- How dare you accuse me of tampering with a witness.
- And so police never want to accuse their own.
- Notice how he always accuses his accusers before they can accuse him.
- Olmert was leaving the premiership, He was already accused of corruption.
- Unlike Matt, Walsh accused her of a conflict of interest.
- And this goes way back to what Jesus accused the Pharisees of doing.
- So no, I've thankfully never had any doctor for any ailment accuse me of faking.
Examples
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The Prime Minister's response was to accuse me of peddling alternative facts.
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That's the only mistake I can ever be accused of.
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In fact, they accused me of things I never did.
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How dare you come into my own house and accuse me.
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The crazy guy was accusing me of it.
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I would hope that no one would ever accuse me of being arrogant.
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How dare you accuse me of tampering with a witness.
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Aren't you even gonna tell us what we're accused of?
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I don't want to be accused of being biased in this important experiment.
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Some people have nothing better to do than to accuse others of stealing their things.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To say that someone or something caused something bad
933
4.2
Officially accuse someone of a crime
237
8.0
To officially accuse someone of a serious crime in court
82
7.2
Show that someone helped commit a crime
50
7.4
To make someone seem guilty of a crime by showing proof against them
46
4.8
To blame someone when it is not clear who is at fault
1
9.9
To say someone is guilty of a crime
1
6.9
To say someone caused a problem or is at fault
To say someone committed a crime, for example in court
Antonyms
How Strongly
354
6.1
- Formal
237
8.0
- Formal
933
4.2
∞
2.7
- Literature
497
5.3
136
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word accuse comes from Latin parts ad- ('to') and causa ('case' or 'cause', like the English word 'cause'), and it originally meant 'to call someone to answer a case against them'. So, to accuse someone today is to say they are to blame or have done something wrong.