insinuation
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7.2
- noun
- /ɪnˌsɪn.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
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insinuación
- His insinuation that I had cheated during the exam left me feeling hurt and betrayed.
- insinuations and accusations
But I think the insinuation here is that he gave you the same necklace.
- But I think the insinuation here is that he gave you the same necklace.
- A mask has repercussions and insinuations that have absolutely nothing to do with with health or medicine.
- There was some insinuation that her father, Otto Frank.
- That is time spent on the review on the the insinuation that the review not be published.
Examples
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My Lord, I protest against that insinuation.
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I don't like your insinuations about my husband, and I don't like your methods.
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Especially under the circumstances, the insinuation went right over his head.
Fiction book (1991) -
But I think the insinuation here is that he gave you the same necklace.
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The overall insinuation being made is that, while you are a man of honor, of strong moral principles, according to you, my client is not.
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You have no right to make insinuations about my judgment.
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We resent the insinuations Brother Smith has leveled upon us.
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Mrs. Miller remembered disliking Warren's friend for his insinuations and thinking there was very likely nothing to them.
Fiction book (1996) -
Besskind defended his action and was brutally attacked, with insinuations about as subtle as a sledgehammer.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rosso's image raises the specter of death and reanimation, together with more sinister insinuations about Michelangelo.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
43
8.0
A remark that hints something bad about someone
6
7.7
A small hint that something is true or will happen
A hint that someone did something wrong
A look or silence that shows someone thinks you did something wrong
Antonyms
How Accusatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insinuation comes from Latin in- 'into' and sinuare 'to bend', a root you see in sinuous meaning 'curvy', so imagine a thought that 'slides in' around the edge. So an insinuation is a quiet or indirect hint that 'slips into' a conversation instead of being said clearly.