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Meaning of 'suspicion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suspicion [ n.]
- The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence.
- Slight degree; suggestion; hint.
2 . Suspicion [ v. t.]
- To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.

Meaning of 'suspicion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suspicion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an impression that something might be the case
Example in sentence:
  • he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
Meaning (2):
- the state of being suspected
Example in sentence:
  • he tried to shield me from suspicion
Meaning (3):
- being of a suspicious nature
Example in sentence:
  • his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage

Nearby Words:

susceptibilities susceptibility susceptible susception susceptive susceptivity susceptor suscipiency suscipient suscitability

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