accuse
accuse
ac·cuse
/əˈkjuːz/ verb , -cus·es, -cused, -cus·ing [ + obj ]
: to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal : to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime
He was unjustly accused.
— often + of
He was accused of stealing the money.
His children have accused him of neglect.
You can't accuse him of being rude: he's always extremely polite.
She has been accused of murder. = She stands accused of murder.
— sometimes used humorously
No one could ever accuse him of being overly modest. [=he is not modest]
ac·cus·er noun , pl -ers [ count ]
She deserves the chance to meet/confront her accuser.
accusing adj [more ~; most ~]
She gave him a very accusing look.
The governor pointed an accusing finger at the legislature [=said the legislature was to blame] for failing to approve her budget.
ac·cus·ing·ly /əˈkʰjuːzıŋli/ adv
She looked at him accusingly.
“What did you do?” he asked accusingly.
