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• Suspicion — Sus*pi cion, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on, F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• suspicion — sus·pi·cion n: the act or an instance of suspecting something: a mental state usu. short of belief in which one entertains a notion that something is wrong or that a fact exists without proof or on slight evidence see also reasonable suspicion… …   Law dictionary

• suspicion — ► NOUN 1) a feeling or belief that something is possible or probable or that someone is guilty of a crime or offence. 2) cautious distrust. 3) a very slight trace: a suspicion of a smile. ● above suspicion Cf. ↑above suspicion ● und …   English terms dictionary

• suspicion — n. suspecting mistrust 1) to arouse, cause, create, evoke, sow, stir (a) suspicion 2) to entertain, harbor, have a suspicion 3) to confirm a suspicion 4) to cast suspicion on 5) to allay, dispel suspicion 6) a groundless, unfounded suspicion 7) a …   Combinatory dictionary

• suspicion — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest: have your suspicions (=think you probably know who did something wrong): I m not sure who took it, but I have my suspicions. | have a sneaking… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• suspicion — /seuh spish euhn/, n. 1. act of suspecting. 2. the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects: Suspicion kept him awake all night long. 3. an instance of suspecting something or someone. 4. state of being suspected: under suspicion; above… …   Universalium

• suspicion — sus•pi•cion [[t]səˈspɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of suspecting, esp. something wrong or evil 2) the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects; doubt; misgiving 3) an instance of suspecting something or someone 4) the state of being suspected:… …   From formal English to slang

• suspicion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mistrust, distrust, apprehension; doubt, misgiving, jealousy; supposition, inkling, intimation, hint; trace, touch, shade, modicum. See littleness, fear, feeling. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misgiving,… …   English dictionary for students

• suspicion — /səˈspɪʃən / (say suh spishuhn) noun 1. the act of suspecting; imagination of the existence of guilt, fault, falsity, defect, or the like, on slight evidence or without evidence. 2. the state of mind or feeling of someone who suspects. 3. the… …  

• suspicion — noun 1》 a feeling that something is possible or likely.     ↘a feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal or dishonest action. 2》 cautious distrust. 3》 a very slight trace: a suspicion of a smile. Phrases above suspicion too good or… …   English new terms dictionary

• suspicion — n. 1 the feeling or thought of a person who suspects. 2 the act or an instance of suspecting; the state of being suspected. 3 (foll. by of) a slight trace of. Phrases and idioms: above suspicion too obviously good etc. to be suspected. under… …   Useful english dictionary