Inculpation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪŋkəlpˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪŋkəlpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪŋkəlpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪŋkəlpˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incrimination 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

Inklusion

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

🇪🇸Spanish

inculpación

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

🇮🇹Italian

imputazione

un'accusa di essere responsabile di qualche errore o misfatto

🇳🇱Dutch

inculpatie

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

inculpação

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

शामिल करना

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

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবর্তন

একটি অভিযোগ যে আপনি কিছু ত্রুটি বা অপকর্মের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

சில குறைபாடுகள் அல்லது தவறான செயல்களுக்கு நீங்கள் பொறுப்பு என்று ஒரு குற்றச்சாட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపణ

ఏదైనా పొరపాటు లేదా దుష్ప్రవర్తనకు మీరే బాధ్యులని ఆరోపణ

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित करणे

काही चूक किंवा दुष्कृत्यासाठी तुम्ही जबाबदार आहात असा आरोप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્ક્યુલેશન

એક આરોપ કે તમે કેટલીક ભૂલ અથવા દુષ્કર્મ માટે જવાબદાર છો

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਕਸਾਉਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਇਲਜ਼ਾਮ ਕਿ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਗਲਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਕਰਮ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਹੋ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归罪

指控您对某些失误或不当行为负责

🇯🇵Japanese

埋め込み

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

암시

당신이 어떤 과실이나 비행에 책임이 있다는 비난

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xâm phạm

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

🇹🇭Thai

การปลูกฝัง

ข้อกล่าวหาว่าคุณต้องรับผิดชอบต่อการล่วงละเมิดหรือการกระทำผิดบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dakwa

tuduhan bahwa Anda bertanggung jawab atas beberapa kesalahan atau kesalahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اتهام

اتهام بأنك مسؤول عن خطأ ما أو خطأ ما

🇮🇷Persian

تلقین

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

החשמה

האשמה שאתה אחראי לפסילה כלשהי או מעשה פסול

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