The nurse inferred the patient hadn't been taking his treatment because his hands were shaking again.
Which of the following is the meaning of the word "inferred" as used in the sentence above?

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The correct meaning of the word is "deduced", as it portrays the idea that the nurse was attentive to detail and concluded the patient was not taking his medicine.
"Exclaimed" is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that the nurse said out loud that the patient hadn't been taking his treatment.
"Mumbled" is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that the nurse whispered that the patient hadn't been taking his treatment.
"Objected" is not the correct meaning, as it would suggest that the nurse said the patient had been taking his medicine and thus his hands where shaking.

The Nurse Inferred the Patient Hadn't Been Taking His Treatment