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suspicion

the act of suspecting; doubt, mistrust, misgiving: I have a suspicion that she isn’t being truthful.

Not to be confused with:

suspension – something that is suspended or hung; temporary withholding of a privilege: I got a suspension for yelling at the teacher.; decision, etc.; interruption, discontinuance, abeyance

sus·pi·cion

(sə-spĭsh′ən)

1. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence: His evasiveness aroused my suspicions.

2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing: held under suspicion of murder.

3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust: looked with suspicion on the claims in the brochure.

4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace: a suspicion of contempt in his voice.

tr.v. sus·pi·cioned, sus·pi·cion·ing, sus·pi·cions Informal

To suspect.

[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Old French suspicion) of suspecioun, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to watch; see suspect.]

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suspicion

(səˈspɪʃən)

1. the act or an instance of suspecting; belief without sure proof, esp that something is wrong

2. the feeling of mistrust of a person who suspects

3. the state of being suspected: to be shielded from suspicion.

4. a slight trace

5. above suspicion in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation

6. on suspicion as a suspect

7. under suspicion regarded with distrust

[C14: from Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspīciō distrust, from suspicere to mistrust; see suspect]

susˈpicional adj

susˈpicionless adj

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sus•pi•cion

(səˈspɪʃ ən)

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: under suspicion; above suspicion.

5. imagination of something to be the case or to be likely; notion.

6. a slight trace, hint, or suggestion: a suspicion of a smile.

v.t.

7. Nonstandard. to suspect.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin suspīciō=suspīc-, variant s. of suspicere (see suspect) + -iō -ion]

syn: suspicion, distrust are terms for a feeling that appearances are not reliable. 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 distrust of one's own ability.

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Noun	1.	suspicion - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" hunch, intuition impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" heart, bosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
	2.	suspicion - doubt about someone's honesty distrust, mistrust, misgiving doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	3.	suspicion - the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion" antagonism, enmity, hostility - a state of deep-seated ill-will cloud - suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
	4.	suspicion - being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" suspiciousness distrustfulness, mistrust, distrust - the trait of not trusting others

suspicion

noun

1. feeling, theory, impression, intuition, conjecture, surmise, funny feeling (informal), presentiment Police had suspicions that it was not a natural death.

2. distrust, scepticism, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, qualm, lack of confidence, wariness, bad vibes (slang), dubiety, chariness Our culture harbours deep suspicions of big-time industry.

3. idea, notion, hunch, guess, impression, conjecture, surmise, gut feeling (informal), supposition I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.

4. trace, touch, hint, shadow, suggestion, strain, shade, streak, tinge, glimmer, soupçon (French) large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink

above suspicion blameless, unimpeachable, above reproach, pure, honourable, virtuous, sinless, like Caesar's wife he was a respected academic and above suspicion

Quotations
"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion" [Julius Caesar]

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suspicion

noun

1. Intuitive cognition:

feeling, hunch, idea, impression, intuition.

2. Lack of trust:

distrust, doubt, leeriness, mistrust.

3. A lack of conviction or certainty:

doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, mistrust, question, skepticism, uncertainty, wonder.

4. A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person:

hint, implication, inkling, undercurrent, undertone.

5. A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.

Informal: whisker.

Translations

اتهامشَك، شُبْهَه، إشْتِباهمَسْحَةٌ من، أثَر

podezřenínáznak

antydningmistanke

Argwohn Verdacht Verdächtigung Spur

υπόνοια υποψία

sospecha atisbo pizca

epäilyepäilysepäluulo

méfiance soupçon suspicion

gyanú

grunurvottur

sospetto sospettosamente in modo sospetto ombrosità pizzico

容疑疑い疑惑

подозрение

sum

eser iz kuşku

一点点嫌疑疑心

suspicion

[səsˈpɪʃən] N

1. (= belief) → sospecha f
my suspicion is that → tengo la sospecha de que ...
my suspicion is that they are acting on their own → tengo la sospecha de que actúan solos
there is a suspicion that → se sospecha que ...
to be above suspicion → estar por encima de toda sospecha
to have one's suspicions (about sth) → tener sus sospechas (acerca de algo)
she had her suspicions → ella tenía sus sospechas
I have a sneaking suspicion that → tengo la leve sospecha de que ...
I had no suspicion that → no sospechaba que ...
he was arrested on suspicion of spying → fue arrestado bajo sospecha de espionaje, fue arrestado como sospechoso de espionaje
to lay o.s. open to suspicion → hacerse sospechoso
to be shielded from suspicion → estar a salvo de sospechas
to be under suspicion → estar bajo sospecha

2. (= mistrust) → desconfianza f, recelo m
to arouse sb's suspicions → despertar los recelos de algn
to regard sb/sth with suspicion → desconfiar de algn/algo

3. (= trace) → rastro m
with just a suspicion of lemon/garlic → con apenas un ligero sabor a limón/ajo, con apenas un rastro de sabor a limón/ajo
"good morning," he said without a suspicion of a smile → -buenos días -dijo sin la más leve insinuación de una sonrisa

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suspicion

[səˈspɪʃ^ən] n

(= belief of guilt) → soupçons mpl, soupçon m
to arouse suspicions, to arouse suspicion → éveiller les soupçons
I had aroused his suspicions last week → J'avais éveillé ses soupçons la semaine dernière.
to be under suspicion → être considéré(e) comme suspect(e), être suspecté(e)
to be arrested on suspicion of sth → être arrêté(e) sur présomption de qch

(= idea) a suspicion that ... → un soupçon selon lequel ...
The suspicion grew in Darwin's mind that species were closely related to each other
BUT Darwin se doutait de plus en plus que les espèces étaient étroitement apparentées.
to have a suspicion (that) ...
I have a suspicion they're going to succeed → Quelque chose me dit qu'ils vont réussir.

(= mistrust) → suspicion f
to regard sth with suspicion → considérer qch avec suspicion

(= hint) [danger, humour, colour] → soupçon m

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suspicion

→ Verdacht m no pl, → Argwohn m no pl (geh); to arouse somebody’s suspicions → jds Verdacht or Argwohn (geh) → erregen; I have a suspicion that … → ich habe den Verdacht or das Gefühl, dass …; to have one’s suspicions about something/somebody → seine Zweifel bezüglich einer Sache (gen) → /bezüglich einer Person (gen) → haben; my suspicions were right → mein Verdacht hat sich bestätigt; to be above (all) suspicion → über jeden Verdacht erhaben sein; to be under suspicion → unter Verdacht stehen; to arrest somebody on suspicion/on suspicion of murder → jdn wegen Tatverdachts/Mordverdachts festnehmen; to be open to suspicion → sich verdächtig machen; suspicion fell on him → der Verdacht fiel auf ihn; to view somebody/something with suspicion → jdn/etw argwöhnisch or misstrauisch betrachten

(= trace, touch) → Hauch m, → Spur f

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suspicion

[səˈspɪʃ/ən] n

a. (suspicious belief) → sospetto; (lack of trust) → diffidenza
I had no suspicion that ... → non avevo il benché minimo sospetto che... + sub
my suspicion is that ... → ho il sospetto che...+ sub
arrested on suspicion of murder → arrestato/a per sospetto omicidio
to be under suspicion → essere sospettato/a
above suspicion → al di sopra di ogni sospetto
I had my suspicions about him → non mi ha mai convinto troppo

b. (hint, of danger, scandal) → segno; (of garlic) → punta

suspect

(səˈspekt) verb

1. to think (a person etc) guilty. Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.

2. to distrust. I suspected her motives / air of honesty.

3. to think probable. I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.

noun (ˈsaspekt)

a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case.

adjective

not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect.

suspicion (səˈspiʃən) noun

1. the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect. They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.

2. a slight quantity or trace. There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.

suspicious (səˈspiʃəs) adjective

1. having or showing suspicion. I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.

2. causing or arousing suspicion. suspicious circumstances.

suspiciously (səˈspiʃəsli) adverb

suˈspiciousness noun

suspicion

n. sospecha.

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And there was Bishopriggs, doubly secured behind a respectable position and a virtuous action against all likelihood of suspicion falling on him as a stranger in Perth--in the event of his correspondence with Mrs.

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Had we taken a quicker initiative at the time Larsan told us that lie about the cane, I am certain he would have gone off, to avoid suspicion. All the same, we worried Larsan or Ballmeyer without our knowing it."

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There is nothing that can compromise him in any way, since it is Miss Howard who has the strychnine, which, after all, is only wanted as a blind to throw suspicion on John Cavendish.

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In his last dealings with this man Bulstrode may have kept his hands pure, in spite of my suspicion to the contrary."

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"Since the unfortunate visit of this man Dunster, I seem to have been conscious of a certain suspicion, a little cloud of suspicion under which I seem to live and move, even among the members of my own household.

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Disdain hath power to kill, and patience dies Slain by suspicion, be it false or true; And deadly is the force of jealousy; Long absence makes of life a dreary void; No hope of happiness can give repose To him that ever fears to be forgot; And death, inevitable, waits in hall.

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Hence, perhaps, it was, that the good woman first mentioned the name of this poor girl to Mrs Wilkins; but there was another circumstance that confirmed the latter in her suspicion; for Jenny had lately been often at Mr Allworthy's house.

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"Where does the suspicion of robbery rest in your opinion?

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'When I had, and could have, no suspicion,' pursued Jasper, eagerly following the new track, 'that the dear lost boy had withheld anything from me--most of all, such a leading matter as this--what gleam of light was there for me in the whole black sky?

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I was put between the two difficulties of mentioning Penelope's fanciful notion as if it was mine, or of leaving an unfortunate creature to suffer the consequences, the very serious consequences, of exciting the suspicion of Sergeant Cuff.

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We sent Granet back because of a suspicion which may be altogether unjustifiable.

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If he declined to accept it, he would instantly confirm the horrible suspicion in Clara's mind.