Transcription
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- [uh-sas-uh-neyt]
- /əˈsæs əˌneɪt/
- /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-sas-uh-neyt]
- /əˈsæs əˌneɪt/
Definitions of assassination word
- verb with object assassination to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously. 1
- verb with object assassination to destroy or harm treacherously and viciously: to assassinate a person's character. 1
- noun assassination The action of assassinating someone. 1
- noun assassination political murder 1
- abbreviation ASSASSINATION attack 1
- noun assassination killing or murder for political reasons. 0
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Origin of assassination
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; assassin + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Assassination
noun
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preposition
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assassination popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assassination
noun assassination
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
- foul play — any treacherous or unfair dealing, especially involving murder: We feared that he had met with foul play.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
Antonyms for assassination
noun assassination
- birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
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