Suspicion Definition
sə-spĭshən
suspicions
noun
suspicions
The act or an instance of suspecting guilt, a wrong, harmfulness, etc. with little or no supporting evidence.
Webster's New World
The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing.
Held under suspicion of murder.
American Heritage
The feeling or state of mind of a person who suspects.
Webster's New World
A very small amount or degree; suggestion; inkling; trace.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
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verb
To suspect.
Webster's New World
idiom
above suspicion
- not to be suspected; honorable
Webster's New World
on suspicion
- on the basis of suspicion; because suspected
Webster's New World
under suspicion
- suspected
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Suspicion
Noun
Singular:
suspicionPlural:
suspicionsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Suspicion
- above suspicion
- on suspicion
- under suspicion
Origin of Suspicion
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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 suspect
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo"French suspecioun, from Old French suspeçun or sospeçon, from Latin suspectionem, of the past participle from suspicere, from sub- (“up to") with specere (“to look at").
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