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counter-accusation
noun[ C or U ]
(alsocounteraccusation)uk /ˈkaʊn.tər.æk.jəˌzeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.æk.jəˌzeɪ.ʃən/
an accusation(= a statement saying that someone has done something wrong) that someone makes in answer to an accusation by someone else:
An accusation from one side might easily lead to a counter-accusation from the other.
The agreement fell apart amid accusations and counteraccusations.
Their opponents responded with counteraccusations against three of the French players.
The assurances followed three weeks of accusations, counter-accusations, and denials between the two countries.
The two campaigns have been mired in a cycle of accusation and counter-accusation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Blaming & accusing
accusatory
accuse someone of a crime
accuse someone of something
accuser
accusingly
alleged
arraign
blame
contributory negligence
haul
impeachment
imputation
incriminating
incrimination
indictable
nail
opprobrium
recrimination
sacrificial lamb
stitch
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