Suspicion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səˈspɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word suspicion
Brit.  |səˈspɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word suspicion

noun

- an impression that something might be the case (syn: hunch, intuition)
- doubt about someone's honesty (syn: distrust, misgiving, mistrust)
- the state of being suspected
he tried to shield me from suspicion
- being of a suspicious nature (syn: suspiciousness)

Extra examples

There has long been a suspicion that the painting is a fake.

I thought the water might be making us sick, and my suspicions were confirmed by the lab tests.

The note aroused her suspicions that he was having an affair.

I have a sneaking suspicion that those cookies aren't really homemade.

The new policies are regarded by many with suspicion.

His story has raised some suspicion.

I have my suspicions about his motives.

He was arrested on suspicion of murder.

My worst suspicions were confirmed.

Most of them have no beard at all; others just a suspicion of one.

The police officer regarded the group of teenagers with suspicion.

...no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank...

...the kind of guy who truckles to anyone who has even a suspicion of money...

He seems to have escaped suspicion.

The finger of suspicion points at / to you.

Word forms

noun
singular: suspicion
plural: suspicions
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