Dictionary

accused en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈkjuzd/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /əˈkjuzəd/ (noun, sometimes)

Etymology

* (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed

Meanings

1. Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
   • Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […] 1891, Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891, B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9
   • If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused, you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better. 2007, Patricia Love, Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words, Random House, →ISBN, page 188:
   • This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country; […] 1883, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883, Walter Smith, pages 11–12:

Forms

Translations (16)

ia accusate (having been accused) · hi अभियुक्त (having been accused) · uk звинува́чений (having been accused) · pl oskarżony (having been accused) · it accusato (having been accused) · pt acusado (having been accused) · ro acuzat (having been accused) · sh tuženik (having been accused) · hi आरोपी (having been accused) · es acusado (having been accused) · id dituduh (having been accused) · ru обвиня́емый (having been accused) · cs obžalovaný (having been accused) · fi syytetty (having been accused) · de angeklagt (having been accused) · ar مُتَّهَم (having been accused)

accused en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈkjuzd/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /əˈkjuzəd/ (noun, sometimes)

Etymology

* (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed

Meanings

1. The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
   • The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge. 2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2017:

Forms

Antonyms

accuser

Deriveds

unaccused · coaccused

Synonyms

accusee

Translations (76)

ro acuzată (defendant) · tr sanık (defendant) · sl obtoženec (defendant) · ar مُتَّهَمَة (defendant) · ru обвиня́емый (defendant) · pl oskarżony (defendant) · hy մեղադրյալ (defendant) · uk звинува́чена (defendant) · hi आरोपी (defendant) · ca acusada (defendant) · it accusato (defendant) · be абвінава́чваны (defendant) · ja 被告 (defendant) · tl akusado (defendant) · ca acusat (defendant) · sw mshtakiwa (defendant) · fi syytetty (defendant) · tr davalı (defendant) · as জগৰীয়া (defendant) · io akuzito (defendant) · mk обвинет (defendant) · ms tertuduh (defendant) · uk обвинува́чуваний (defendant) · de Angeklagte (defendant) · sk obvinený (defendant) · nl beschuldigde (defendant) · sh оптужѐница (defendant) · sk obvinená (defendant) · bg обвиня́ема (defendant) · cmn 被告 (defendant) · de Angeklagter (defendant) · la reus (defendant) · id terdakwa (defendant) · ia accusato (defendant) · fr accusée (defendant) · et süüalune (defendant) · bg обвиня́ем (defendant) · az müttəhim (defendant) · de Beschuldigte (defendant) · sh optužènīk (defendant) · mk туженичка (defendant) · ms orang kena tuduh (defendant) · hy ամբաստանյալ (defendant) · hu vádlott (defendant) · mk туженик (defendant) · es acusado (defendant) · el κατηγορούμενος (defendant) · be абвінава́чваная (defendant) · he נֶאֱשָׁם (defendant) · pl oskarżona (defendant) · ru обвиня́емая (defendant) · eo akuzito (defendant) · de Beschuldigter (defendant) · ar مُتَّهَم (defendant) · he נֶאֱשֶׁמֶת (defendant) · pt acusado (defendant) · mk обвинета (defendant) · sh optužènica (defendant) · hi अभियुक्त (defendant) · as অভিযুক্ত (defendant) · cs obviněná (defendant) · mr आरोपी (defendant) · sh оптужѐнӣк (defendant) · sl obtoženka (defendant) · uk обвинува́чувана (defendant) · ko 피고 (defendant) · fa متهم (defendant) · cs obviněný (defendant) · hu terhelt (defendant) · ka ბრალდებული (defendant) · ur مُلْزِم (defendant) · tr zanlı (defendant) · ro acuzat (defendant) · uk звинува́чений (defendant) · hi प्रतिवादी (defendant) · fr accusé (defendant)

accused en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈkjuzd/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /əˈkjuzəd/ (noun, sometimes)

Etymology

* (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of accuse
   form of accuse
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:accused.