accusee

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noun

One who is accused.

OriginEnglish accuse ← Middle English acusen ← Old French acuser →
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Meanings

nounaccusee (plural accusees)

plural accusees

  1. One who is accused.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
accused

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Italic*kaussā
  6. Old Latincaussa
  7. Latincausa
  8. Latinaccūsāre
  9. Old Frenchacuser
  10. Middle Englishacusen
  11. Englishaccuse
  12. Englishaccusee

From accuse + -ee.

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Translations

Arabic مُتَّهَم
  • مُتَّهَم (muttaham)one who is accused
Finnish syytetty
  • syytettyone who is accused
Hindi अभियुक्त
  • अभियुक्त (abhiyukt)one who is accused
Indonesian tertuduh
  • tertuduhone who is accused
Polish oskarżony, oskarżona
  • oskarżonyone who is accused
  • oskarżonaone who is accused
Portuguese acusado
  • acusadoone who is accused
Spanish acusado, acusada
  • acusadoone who is accused
  • acusadaone who is accused
Cite this entry
APA

accusee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusee

MLA

“accusee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accusee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accusee.

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