Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

j'accuse

/ʒəˈkjuːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: j'ac-cuse
IPA: /ʒəˈkjuːz/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accusation, especially one made publicly.

Example Sentences

"It was a rare combination of circumstances that led Cramer to agree to sit still and listen to Stewart engage in his j'accuse."
"Buried within Dudley's petition, then, was a veiled ‘j'accuse’."
"In his j’accuse, Mattis excoriates the president for setting Americans against one another."

Etymology

Borrowing from French J'Accuse ("I accuse"), the title of an 1898 open letter from writer Emile Zola to the president of France during the Dreyfus Affair.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: J'Accuse

Inflected Forms

j'accuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

accusation accuse accuser

Synonyms

indictment tirade admonition condemnation diatribe dithyramb harangue impugnation j'accuse jeremiad philippic polemic

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce j'accuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʒəˈkjuːz/.
What does j'accuse mean?: An accusation, especially one made publicly.
Where does j'accuse come from?: It is traced to French.

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