accuse

/əˈkjuːz/ verb [T]

Definition

› to say that someone has done something bad: He was falsely accused of murder. [+ of + doing sth] She accused Andrew of lying to her.

accuser noun [C]

(Definition of accuse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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