Suspicion

Quick meaning: Suspicion is a noun meaning The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

Meaning

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

More Meanings

1. The condition of being suspected.
2. Uncertainty, doubt.
3. A trace, or slight indication.
4. The imagining of something without evidence.
5. (dialect) To suspect; to have suspicions.

Example Sentences

a suspicion of a smile

The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion[…]of saturnine or sarcastic humor.

"When it comes to strangers with guns," I told her, "I think suspicion is more likely to keep you alive than trust."

Keep hot for 3 minutes, then turn right side up, polish the top with a suspicion of butter, cut in quarters, and send to table.

Word Forms

• suspicions
• suspition
• suspicioning
• suspicioned

Synonyms for suspicion

Depending on context, synonyms include inkling, intuition, misgiving, distrust, mistrust, hunch.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include suspiciousness, mistrust, distrust, misgiving, intuition, hunch.

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