Incrimination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkɹˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his incrimination was based on my testimony
the police laid the blame on the driver

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inculpation blame

Parts of Speech

noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed “his incrimination was based on my testimony”

Word Forms

incriminate	verb	suggest that someone is guilty
inculpate	verb	suggest that someone is guilty
blame	verb	put or pin the blame on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Belastung

eine Anschuldigung, dass Sie für ein Versäumnis oder eine Missetat verantwortlich sind

🇪🇸Spanish

incriminación

una acusación de que usted es responsable de algún lapso o fechoría

🇮🇹Italian

incriminazione

un'accusa di essere responsabile di qualche errore o misfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

beschuldiging

een beschuldiging dat u verantwoordelijk bent voor een fout of een misdrijf

🇵🇹Portuguese

incriminação

uma acusação de que você é responsável por algum lapso ou delito

🇷🇺Russian

обвинение

обвинение в том, что вы несете ответственность за какое-то упущение или проступок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोषी ठहराना

यह आरोप कि आप किसी चूक या दुष्कर्म के लिए जिम्मेदार हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধ

একটি অভিযোগ যে আপনি কিছু ত্রুটি বা অপকর্মের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றஞ்சாட்டுதல்

சில குறைபாடுகள் அல்லது தவறான செயல்களுக்கு நீங்கள் பொறுப்பு என்று ஒரு குற்றச்சாட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరారోపణ

ఏదైనా పొరపాటు లేదా దుష్ప్రవర్తనకు మీరే బాధ్యులని ఆరోపణ

🇮🇳Marathi

आरोप

काही चूक किंवा दुष्कृत्यासाठी तुम्ही जबाबदार आहात असा आरोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષ

એક આરોપ કે તમે કેટલીક ભૂલ અથવા દુષ્કર્મ માટે જવાબદાર છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಾರೋಪಣೆ

ಕೆಲವು ಲೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನೀವು ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರರಾಗಿರುವಿರಿ ಎಂಬ ಆರೋಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റാരോപണം

ചില വീഴ്ചകൾക്കോ തെറ്റായ പ്രവൃത്തികൾക്കോ നിങ്ങൾ ഉത്തരവാദിയാണെന്ന ആരോപണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਗਲਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਕਰਮ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام

ایک الزام کہ آپ کسی کوتاہی یا غلط کام کے ذمہ دار ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

入罪

指控您对某些失误或不当行为负责

🇯🇵Japanese

有罪判決

何らかの失策または不正行為に対してあなたに責任があるという告発

🇰🇷Korean

비난

당신이 어떤 과실이나 비행에 책임이 있다는 비난

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự buộc tội

một lời buộc tội rằng bạn phải chịu trách nhiệm về một số sai sót hoặc hành vi sai trái

🇹🇭Thai

การกล่าวหา

ข้อกล่าวหาว่าคุณต้องรับผิดชอบต่อการล่วงละเมิดหรือการกระทำผิดบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuduhan

tuduhan bahwa Anda bertanggung jawab atas beberapa kesalahan atau kesalahan

🇵🇭Filipino

inkriminasyon

isang akusasyon na ikaw ay may pananagutan sa ilang pagkalipas o maling gawain

🇲🇾Malay

tuduhan

tuduhan bahawa anda bertanggungjawab atas beberapa kelalaian atau salah laku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجريم

اتهام بأنك مسؤول عن خطأ ما أو خطأ ما

🇮🇷Persian

جرم انگاری

اتهامی مبنی بر اینکه شما مسئول برخی از خطاها یا تخلفات هستید

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlama

bazı hatalardan veya yanlış davranışlardan sorumlu olduğunuza dair bir suçlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפלָלָה

האשמה שאתה אחראי לפסילה כלשהי או מעשה פסול

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The primary meaning of 'incrimination' is 'an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed'.

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Using 'incrimination' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'incrimination' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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