IMPUTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the attribution to a source or cause
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously
   
   Hypernyms(s) imputation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attribution (what does attribution mean?)
   • ascription (what does ascription mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • impute (what does impute mean?)
   • ascribe (what does ascribe mean?)
   • assign (what does assign mean?)
   • attribute (what does attribute mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he denied the imputation
   
   Hypernyms(s) imputation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accusation (what does accusation mean?)
   • accusal (what does accusal mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • finger-pointing (what does finger-pointing mean?)
   • fingerpointing (what does fingerpointing mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • impute (what does impute mean?)