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
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- 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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