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   Sus·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" Similar intuitionfeelingimpressioninklingsurmiseguessconjecturespeculationhunchfancynotionsuppositionviewbeliefideaconclusiontheorythesishypothesispresentimentpremonitioninformal:gut feelingfeeling in one's bonesfunny feelingsixth senseOpposite certainty
   • ▪ a feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant action: "police would not say what aroused their suspicions"
   • 2. cautious distrust: "her activities were regarded with suspicion by the headmistress" Similar misgivingdoubtqualmwarinesscharinessreservationhesitationskepticismlack of faithuncertaintyquestionquestion markleerinessdistrustmistrust
   • 3. a very slight trace: "a suspicion of a smile" Similar tracetouchsuggestionhintsoupçontingeshadewhisperwhiffbittrifledropdashtincturesprinklingbreathtastescentshadowglimmerscintillaspecksmackjotmiteiotatittlewhit

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suspeciun, from medieval Latin suspectio(n-), from suspicere ‘mistrust’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with Old French suspicion (from Latin suspicio(n-) ‘suspicion’).

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