insinuation
noun
[ ɪnsɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.
• "I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations"
Similar:
implication,
inference,
suggestion,
hint,
intimation,
imputation,
innuendo,
reference,
allusion,
indication,
undertone,
overtone,
aspersion,
slur,
allegation,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin insinuatio(n- ), from insinuare (see insinuate).
