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noun
An accusation, especially one made publicly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: indictment, tirade, admonition, condemnation, diatribe, dithyramb, harangue, impugnation, j'accuse, jeremiad, philippic, polemic, rant, screed, slanging match
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
