assassination
pronunciation
How to pronounce assassination in British English:
UK [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce assassination in American English:
US [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
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- Noun:
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- murder of a public figure by surprise attack
Word Origin
- assassination (n.)
- c. 1600, noun of action from assassinate (v.).
Example
- 1. The attempted assassination of ronald reagan was 30 years ago .
- 2. The assassination attempt is a massive blow to east timor .
- 3. Mr rabbani 's assassination greatly complicates afghanistan 's already tempestuous politics .
- 4. The government claimed that this raid prevented an assassination attempt on mr morales .
- 5. Then , it was a palestinian assassination attempt on an israeli diplomat in london .