counteraccusation

noun

coun·ter·ac·cu·sa·tion ˌkau̇n-tər-ˌa-kyə-ˈzā-shən

-(ˌ)kyü-

variants or counter-accusation

plural counteraccusations or counter-accusations

: an accusation made in response to another accusation : a charge of wrongdoing or fault made toward a person or group who originally made such a charge

… the disputes, the accusations and counteraccusations, the genuine economic chasm and the presumed social divide …—

James Baldwin

… he can launch a frontal attack. In this case he deflects, re-directs and declines to answer all opposition questions, instead launching counter-accusations of his own.—

Michael Den Tandt

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of counteraccusation was in 1808

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“Counteraccusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counteraccusation. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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