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noun. act of suspecting. the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects: Suspicion kept him awake all night long. Synonyms: misgiving, mistrust, doubt. an instance of suspecting something or someone. state of being suspected: under suspicion; above suspicion. imagination of anything to be the case or to be likely; a vague notion of something.
Definition of suspicion. 1. as in doubt. a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. doubt. skepticism. uncertainty. distrust. mistrust. disbelief. concern. reservation. misgiving.
a feeling or belief that someone has done something wrong: They were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing. Several members of staff are under suspicion of stealing money. suspicion noun (ABOUT SOMETHING) B2. an idea that something may be true: [ + (that) ] I had a sneaking suspicion that the two events might be connected.
[uncountable, countable] a feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, even though you have no proof. They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion. on suspicion of something He was arrested on suspicion of murder. suspicion that… I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth.
4 days ago · 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. distrust may be a passive want of trust, faith, or reliance in a person or thing: to feel ...
[uncountable, countable] a feeling that someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest, even though you have no proof They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion. He was arrested on suspicion of murder. suspicion (that…) I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth.
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 can mean the same as hunch or inkling, like when you have a suspicion that your friend is hiding a flower bouquet behind his back.
