Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assassination

/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: as-sas-si-na-tion
IPA: /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The assassination of the king occurred at night."
"But side by side with it was a baser conspiracy, among the more unprincipled and desperate friends of James, for the assassination of the King."
"Liu's agents pursued him and he escaped assassination only by throwing his clothing away by the Chʻien-tʻang River near Hangchow, thus suggesting suicide."
"(It's possible that at least some of the liberals who answered "yes, violence can sometimes be justified" had in mind edge cases like armed resistance by Jews against the SS, not the assassination of peaceful political pundits with whom they disagree.)"

Etymology

Etymology tree English assassin English -ate English assassinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English assassination From assassinate + -ion.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
British English: /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

assassinations (plural)

Derived Forms

counterassassination

Phrases

assassination market assassination marketplace character assassination royal assassination targeted killing

Frequently Paired Words

assassin targeted killing

Synonyms

character assassination blackwash

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce assassination?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does assassination mean?: The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
Where does assassination come from?: Etymology tree English assassin English -ate English assassinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English assassination From assassinate + -ion.

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