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Assassination

/əˌsæs.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

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noun

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The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
"The assassination of the king occurred at night."

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Word	Definition
character assassinationnoun	(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assassination"

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Word	Definition
character assassinationnoun	(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.
homicidenoun	(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
massacrenoun	The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
manslaughternoun	(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.
murderernoun	A person who commits murder.
murdered	That has been murdered.
slainnoun	(with "the") Those who have been killed.
killnoun	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
crimenoun	(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
bitenoun	The act of biting.
shootingnoun	(countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
liquidationnoun	The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
bombingnoun	The action of dropping bombs from the air.
plotnoun	(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
slaughternoun	(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
killed	(medicine, of vaccine) Inactivated.
assassinnoun	Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.