insinuation
pronunciation
How to pronounce insinuation in British English:
UK [ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce insinuation in American English:
US [ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
Word Origin
- insinuation (n.)
- 1520s, from Latin insinuationem (nominative insinuatio) "entrance through a narrow way; an ingratiating oneself," noun of action from past participle stem of insinuare (see insinuate).
Example
- 1. The insinuation at its root has not been proved .
- 2. That is the insinuation of an interview given by none other than mr strauss-kahn 's wife , anne sinclair .
- 3. His insinuation that a woman must sleep her way to the top to work in television embarrassed his colleagues and set off a national debate about sexism .
- 4. Kazakhstan 's foreign ministry blasted the report as " a groundless insinuation damaging the reputation of our country " .
- 5. In a statement to the official xinhua news agency , the government said : " google has violated its written promise it made when entering the chinese market by stopping filtering its searching service and blaming in insinuation for alleged hacker attacks . "