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- DictionarySus·pi·cion/səˈspiSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true: "she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her"
- 2. cautious distrust: "her activities were regarded with suspicion by the headmistress"
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Learn the meaning of suspicion as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use suspicion in a sentence and how it differs from related words like doubt, skepticism, and mistrust.
Learn the meaning of suspicion as a feeling, belief, doubt or small amount. See how to use suspicion in sentences and phrases with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Suspicion is the positive tendency to doubt the trustworthiness of appearances and therefore to believe that one has detected possibilities of something unreliable, unfavorable, menacing, or the like: to feel suspicion about the honesty of a prominent man.
Suspicion is a feeling that something might be true. If your friends seem to be keeping a secret from you, you might have a suspicion that they are planning a surprise party for your birthday.
Suspicion is a noun that means a feeling or belief that someone has done something wrong, or an idea that something may be true. Learn more about the meaning, usage and translations of suspicion with examples and a translator tool.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word suspicion, a feeling that somebody has done something wrong or illegal. Find out the idioms, collocations and synonyms related to suspicion.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word suspicion, a feeling that someone has done something wrong or illegal. Find out how to use suspicion in sentences, idioms, and collocations with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
