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The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.
Ben Affleck

Meaning of "assassination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSASSINATION

assassination  [əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSASSINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assassination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSASSINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

assassination

Assassination

Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons. An assassination may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military motives; it is an act that may be done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military or security services command to carry out the murder.

Definition of assassination in the English dictionary

The definition of assassination in the dictionary is murder, esp of a public or political figure, usually by a surprise attack. Other definition of assassination is the act of ruining or harming by slander.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSASSINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSASSINATION

assailer
assailment
assam
assam ikan
Assamese
assart
assassin
assassin bug
assassin fly
assassinate
assassinator
assault
assault and battery
assault course
assault photographer
assault rifle
assault troops
assault weapon
assaulter
assaultive

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSASSINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of assassination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASSASSINATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «assassination» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of assassination

Translation of «assassination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSASSINATION

Find out the translation of assassination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assassination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assassination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asesinato
570 millions of speakers

English

assassination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हत्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اغتيال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убийство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assassinato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুপ্তহত্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assassinat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembunuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Attentat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗殺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pembunuhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ám sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுகொலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हत्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suikast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assassinio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabójstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбивство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asasinat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δολοφονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sluipmoord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lönnmord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

attentat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assassination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSASSINATION»

The term «assassination» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSASSINATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assassination

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10 QUOTES WITH «ASSASSINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word assassination.
1
Ben Affleck
The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.
2
J. G. Ballard
The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam.
3
Bob Beauprez
True enough, Osama bin Laden is dead and other al-Qaeda leaders have joined him. But, the assassination of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi is a brutal reminder that radical Islamic terror groups have not disappeared and certainly are not dormant.
4
Michael Beschloss
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.
5
Lindy Boggs
And Hale was devoted to President Kennedy, and there was some talk following the assassination that Hale had warned the President not to go to Dallas, and the connotation was that it would be physically dangerous for him to do so.
6
Belle Boyd
My memoirs were written, and a portion of them already in the hands of the publishers, when the startling news came which has thrilled all Europe and filled her inhabitants with horror - the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
7
Vincent Bugliosi
I'm trying to finish my book on the Kennedy assassination.
8
Emanuel Celler
We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.
9
Teju Cole
Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt.
10
Daniel Craig
The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSASSINATION»

Discover the use of assassination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assassination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Assassination Vacation
New York Times bestselling author of The Word Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s “This American Life” Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites of political violence, from Washington DC to Alaska, to better understand our ...
Sarah Vowell, 2005
2
The Lincoln Assassination Trial - The Court Transcripts
This is a transcript of NARA M599 Reels 8-15.
William C. Edwards
3
The Assassination of Lumumba
Reveals how Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo, was murdered in January, 1961, directly by the Belgian government and Congolese rebels, but with the indirect help of the United States and United Nations.
‎2002
4
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. ...
An all-encompassing analysis of the assassination of JFK and its surrounding conspiracy theories draws on forensic evidence, key witness testimonies, and other sources to explain what really happened and why conspiracy theories have become ...
Vincent Bugliosi, 2007
5
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed ...
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the ...
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, 2011
6
The Assassination of the Black Male Image
Argues that the stereotype of the violent, undisciplined Black male is the product of a racist policy of dehumanization, and discusses the cases of Clarence Thomas, Mike Tyson, Lewis Farrakhan, Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, and others
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 1997
7
Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Blood on the Moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the course of American history.
Edward Steers, 2005
8
The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the ...
This is the text of the trial transcript with narrative commentary by the recorder of the military tribunal that tried the conspirators.
Benn Pitman, 2005
9
The Lincoln Assassination: The Evidence
By presenting an annotated and indexed transcription of these documents, this volume offers significant new access to information on the events surrounding the assassination and a vast new store of social and political history of the Civil ...
William C. Edwards, Edwards Steers Jr., 2009
10
Rajiv Gandhi Assassination
Who saw through the foul play? Follow the rail.Follow the story to know the truth. This book unfolds the gripping story-at once fascinating and grim- of perhaps the first case of assassination of a world- class leader by a human bomb.
D. R. Kaarthikenyan, Radhavinod Raju, Radhavinod Raju, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSASSINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assassination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Egypt's State Security Prosecution to probe top prosecutor's …
Egypt's General Prosecution on Monday referred the case of late prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat's assassination to the country's High ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
2
Being subject to character assassination by linking with political …
Ayyan Ali for the first time also burst out in the court and said that she is being subjected to character assassination and is being linked to ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
3
US Jewish Leader Criticizes 'Character Assassination' of Oren Over …
But I think the character assassination is really inappropriate,” Hoenlein said. According to The Jerusalem Post, Hoenlein said that Oren would ... «JP Updates, Jul 15»
4
Former Israeli intelligence officer: Sisi's life will end by means of …
... to an end by means of an assassination, just as public prosecutor Hisham Barakat and former president Anwar Al-Sadat were assassinated. «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
5
Blast shook San Antonio days before JFK assassination
In this photo taken on June 16, 2015, Louis Ehlinger Sr. of Devine, Texas recalls how he survived the Nov. 13, 1963 blast of high explosives ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
6
Why YOU should be watching Assassination Classroom
Assassination Classroom is an anime that started earlier this year and ran for 22 episodes, concluding its first season a few weeks ago with a ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Egypt imposes gagging order on investigation of prosecutor's …
Investigators move in to survey the scene of the blast last Monday After revealing the involvement of an army officer in the assassination of ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
8
One of the last grim scenes of the Civil War was caught on camera
The details of the assassination were given, and links between Booth and the ... were only in on the kidnapping plot, not the assassination. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Buhari Vows To Revisit Political Assassination Cases
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday promised that his administration will ensure that all cases of political assassination, intimidation ... «The Streetjournal, Jul 15»
10
Mafia, murder and assassination: Paterson time capsule brings …
And a third proclaimed, "Assassination in Sofia." For just three cents, that was some of the front-page news available to folks who bought the ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»

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