assassination
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assassination
- /əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun assassinations
- The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. The assassination of the king occurred at night.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: character assassination, homicide, massacre, manslaughter, murderer, murdered, slain, kill, killing, death, attack, crime, bite, shooting, liquidation, bombing
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noun murder
| Español | magnicidio, sicariato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 암살 amsal |
| 日本語 | 暗殺 ansatsu |
| 中文 | 暗殺 /暗杀 ànshā, 刺殺 /刺杀 cìshā |
| Português | assassinato |
| Français | assassinat |
| Deutsch | Ermordung, Attentat, Meuchelmord, tödlicher Mordanschlag |
| Italiano | assassinio |
| Ελληνικά | δολοφονία dolofonía |
| Română | asasinat, asasinare |
| Русский | уби́йство ubíjstvo, наёмное уби́йство najómnoje ubíjstvo |
| العربية | اِغْتِيَال iḡtiyāl |
| עברית | רֶצַח m הִתְנַקְּשׁוּת rétzakh |
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title = {assassination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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