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Unterstellung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assumption noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  • imputation noun The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
  • insinuation noun An indirect hint or suggestion, usually implying something unflattering.

Senses

Unterstellung is used for these senses in English:

  • assumption The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
  • imputation That which has been imputed or charged.
  • imputation (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
  • insinuation That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion

assumption — full definition

  1. noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  2. noun The act of taking on a role, duty, or responsibility.

imputation — full definition

  1. noun The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
  2. noun That which has been imputed or charged.
  3. noun Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
  4. noun A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.

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