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IELTS BNC: 7855 COCA: 5434

— assassination

/əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən/ noun, plural assassinations
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IELTS BNC: 7855 COCA: 5434

assassination

noun

as·​sas·​si·​na·​tion ə-ˌsa-sə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce assassination (audio)
plural assassinations
1
: murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons : the act or an instance of assassinating someone (such as a prominent political leader)
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
an assassination attempt
In medieval days, assassination by poisoning was common enough to alarm many a king, and protection was sought in the form of prayers, food tasters and science. The New York Times
2
: treacherous destruction of a person's reputation
character assassination

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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IELTS BNC: 7855 COCA: 5434
assassination

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSASSINATION | ASSASSINATION + NOUN ADJECTIVEattempted暗殺未遂targeted有針對性的暗殺political政治性暗殺Three local leaders have been killed in political assassinations.已有 3 位當地領導人在政治性暗殺中遇害。character名譽誹謗a vicious campaign of character assassination一場惡意的名譽誹謗戰VERB + ASSASSINATIONcarry out實施暗殺plan, plot籌劃暗殺;密謀刺殺It is believed that they plotted the assassination of the rebel leader.人們相信策劃刺殺叛軍領袖的人就是他們。order命令暗殺ASSASSINATION + NOUNattempt, plot暗殺企圖/陰謀He has survived several assassination attempts.他幾次遭到暗殺都幸免於難。a failed assassination attempt一次未遂的暗殺企圖target暗殺目標squad暗殺小組

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