assassination

Meaning

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

Synonyms

murder
A2
killing
A2
slaying
23k
homicide
B2
slaughter
C1
carnage
C2

premeditated murder

massacre
C1
attempt
B2
blackwash
hit
A1
kill
A1
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character assassination
murderer
B1
shooting
B1
slur
34k
smear
C2
swing
B2
annihilation
C2
redrum
assassinate
C2
blood
A1
🩸
bloodshed
C2
bump off
butchery
36k
calamity
C2
catastrophe
C1
denigration
destruction
B2
disaster
B2
foul play

manslaughter

Translations

assassinat
asesinato
assassinio

δολοφονία

Ermordung
Attentat
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assassinato
moord
suikast
meurtre
assassinat
Meuchelmord
homicidio
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˌsæs.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

From assassinate + -ion.

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