Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counteraccusation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-ac-cu-sa-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accusation made in reply to another accusation.

Example Sentences

"He smoked three cigarettes, dissolving his anxiety in rationalizations and counteraccusations and a fresh resolve to stay in Lithuania until he could pay his sister the $20,500 that he owed her."

Etymology

From counter- + accusation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Inflected Forms

counteraccusations (plural)

Questions

What does counteraccusation mean?: An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
Where does counteraccusation come from?: From counter- + accusation.

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