Impeachment

Quick meaning: Impeachment is a noun meaning (countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.

Meaning

(countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being impeached.
2. (uncountable, archaic) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.

Example Sentences

And here is as great an adventure as ever I heard of, and here, if we turn back, no little impeachment of all our honours.

Turne thee back, / And tell thy King, I doe not ſeeke him now, / But could be willing to march on to Callice, / Without impeachment: [...]

[…] Nevertheleſs there was no ſo much care, labour, ſtudy, and diligence employed on our Party, by them, our ſelf, and other, for attaining your Grace's Purpoſe, but there was as much done by others for the lett and empeachment of the ſame; […]

My words are not to be misread as a veiled attack on their integrity or their honour. They are intended as a frank and open impeachment of their judgment. [...] In certain quarters, I doubt not, this impeachment and this protest will provoke a sneer.

Word Forms

• impeachments

Synonyms for impeachment

Depending on context, synonyms include deprecation, depreciation, discrediting, disparagement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include arraignment, indictment, prosecution, accused, appeal, accountability.

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