accused

Etymology

* (noun): First attested in the 1590's. * From accuse (“blame”) + -ed

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of accuse

noun

  1. (law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

adj

  1. Having been accused; being the target of accusations.
    This power chiefly fell to the queen, and she was more accused than ever of too much leaning towards her own country; […] 1883, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Landmarks of Recent History, 1770-1883, Walter Smith, pages 11–12
    Naples had an almost stronger preference for the interposition of Spain, while the great republic of Venice in the eyes of Italy stood accused of aspiring to bring the whole peninsula under its sway, […] 1891, Charles Grant Robertson, Caesar Borgia: The Stanhope Essay for 1891, B.H. Blackwell, pages 8–9
    If she felt unimportant, you showed her that she was important to you. If she felt accused, you reassured her. If she felt guilty, you helped her feel better. 2007, Patricia Love, Steven Stosny, How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking about It: Finding Love Beyond Words, Random House, page 188

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