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单词 assassination
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assassinationnoun [ C or U ]

uk/əˌsæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/əˌsæs.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

the murder of someone famous or important:

an assassination attempt
the assassination of the opposition leader

More examples

  • The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
  • The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand started off the first World War.
  • President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.
  • The assassination was reported in all the newspapers.
  • The book describes the train of events that led up to the assassination.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Murder & attempted murder

  • assassinate
  • attempt
  • blow sb away
  • blow sb's brains out idiom
  • bump
  • bump sb off
  • dispatch
  • lynch law
  • manslaughter
  • martyr
  • martyred
  • mass murder
  • necklace
  • poison
  • slain
  • slay
  • slaying
  • slew 1
  • snuff sb out
  • throttle

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