Associations to the word «Imputation»

Wiktionary

IMPUTATION, noun. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
IMPUTATION, noun. That which has been imputed or charged.
IMPUTATION, noun. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
IMPUTATION, noun. (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.
IMPUTATION, noun. Opinion; intimation; hint.

Dictionary definition

IMPUTATION, noun. A statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation".
IMPUTATION, noun. The attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn