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Inference vs Innuendo - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between inference and innuendo

is that inference is the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction while innuendo is a derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation.

inference

English

(wikipedia inference)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  • (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

    • Derived terms

    * deductive inference * inductive inference * statistical inference

    innuendo

    English

    (wikipedia innuendo)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) inuendo

    Noun

  • A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication or insinuation.
    • She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
  • (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.