What is the opposite word of accusation?
What is the opposite of accusation?
approval | commendation |
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compliment | exculpation |
flattery | praise |
acquittal | exoneration |
absolution | endorsement |
What is a synonym for false accusation?
A false accusation intended to damage someone’s reputation. smear. libel. slander. defamation.
What does the meaning pernicious mean?
highly injurious or destructive
Definition of pernicious 1 : highly injurious or destructive : deadly.
How do you use the word inculcate?
If you inculcate an idea or opinion in someone’s mind, you teach it to them by repeating it until it is fixed in their mind. We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters. The aim is to inculcate businesspeople with an appreciation of different cultures.
What part of speech is inculcate?
transitive verb
inculcate
part of speech: | transitive verb |
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inflections: | inculcates, inculcating, inculcated |
definition 1: | to implant in someone’s mind by earnest and frequent repetition; instill (usu. fol. by “in”). The sect inculcated in their children a strong respect for elders. |
What’s a word for a person accused of wrongdoing?
accuser
A person who accuses is called an accuser (especially when the accusation involves a crime). The adjective accused means charged with a crime or other offense. Accused is also used as a noun to refer to a person or people who have been charged with a crime, often as the accused.
What is a word for not telling the truth?
A liar is someone who doesn’t tell the truth. A liar tells lies. “Liar, liar, pants on fire,” a phrase of unknown origin, is a children’s jump-rope rhyme also used as a playground taunt.
What is an example of inculcate?
The definition of inculcate is to teach or instill something in a person by repeating the lesson over and over. When you teach your child over and over that lying is wrong by persistently repeating the lesson, this is an example of inculcate. To teach by repeated instruction.
What is the past tense of inculcate?
Inculcate verb forms
Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
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inculcate | inculcating | inculcated |