adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/əˈkjuzd/
noun, sometimes:/əˈkjuzəd/
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rhymes with -uːzd
CMU ARPABET:AH0 K Y UW1 Z D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: accusee
Antonyms: accuser
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of accuse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:accused.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: defendant, suspect
History
Etymology
* (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed
Across languages
Translations
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَّهَم
(muttaham)
— having been accused
Czech:
obžalovaný
— having been accused
Finnish:
syytetty
— having been accused
German:
angeklagt
— having been accused
Hindi:
आरोपी
(āropī)
— having been accused
Hindi:
अभियुक्त
(abhiyukt)
— having been accused
Indonesian:
dituduh
— having been accused
Interlingua:
accusate
— having been accused
Italian:
accusato
— having been accused
Polish:
oskarżony
— having been accused
Portuguese:
acusado
— having been accused
Romanian:
acuzat
— having been accused
Russian:
обвиня́емый
(obvinjájemyj)
— having been accused
Serbo-Croatian:
tuženik
— having been accused
Spanish:
acusado
— having been accused
Ukrainian:
звинува́чений
(zvynuváčenyj)
— having been accused