insinuation

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US /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ UK /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an indirect, often unpleasant suggestion or hint

    She resented the insinuation that she had been less than honest.

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Related forms insinuatesinuoussinus

Etymology

From Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare ('to introduce by winding'), from in- ('in') + sinuare ('to bend, curve'), from sinus ('a curve, fold').

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