Definitions for suspicion
səˈspɪʃ ənsus·pi·cion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. intuition, hunch, suspicionnoun

   an impression that something might be the case

   "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

2. misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun

   doubt about someone's honesty

3. suspicionnoun

   the state of being suspected

   "he tried to shield me from suspicion"

4. suspicion, suspiciousnessnoun

   being of a suspicious nature

   "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suspicionnoun

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

2. suspicionnoun

   The condition of being suspected.

3. suspicionnoun

   Uncertainty, doubt.

4. suspicionnoun

   A trace, or slight indication.

   a suspicion of a smile

5. suspicionnoun

   The imagining of something without evidence.

6. Etymology: From Anglo‐French suspecioun, from suspeçun or sospeçon, from suspectionem, of the past participle from suspicere, from sub- with specere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUSPICIONnoun

   The act of suspecting; imagination of something ill without proof.

   Etymology: suspicion, Fr. suspicio, Lat.

   This suspicion Miso for the hoggish shrewdness of her brain, and Mopsa for a very unlikely envy she hath stumbled upon. Philip Sidney.

   Suspicions amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight; they are to be repressed, or at the least well guarded, for they cloud the mind. Francis Bacon.

   Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes;
   For treason is but trusted like a fox,
   Who ne’er so tame, so cherish’d and lock’d up,
   Will have a wild trick of his ancestors. William Shakespeare.

   Though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps
   At wisdom’s gate; and to simplicity
   Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill
   Where no ill seems. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suspicion

   Suspicion is a 1962 song originally recorded by Elvis Presley written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman which became a major hit in 1964 in a recording by Elvis Presley sound-alike Terry Stafford.

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1. suspicion

   Suspicion is the feeling or belief that someone may have committed a wrongdoing or is hiding something, without having concrete evidence. It often involves doubt, mistrust, or skepticism and can lead to further inquiry or investigation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suspicionnoun

   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

2. Suspicionnoun

   slight degree; suggestion; hint

3. Suspicionverb

   to view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt

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1. Suspicion

   Suspicion is a romantic psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel, and Leo G. Carroll. Joan Fontaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is based on Francis Iles's 1932 novel Before the Fact.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suspicion

   sus-pish′un, n. act of suspecting: the imagining of something without evidence or on slender evidence: mistrust: (coll.) a slight quantity of, as of spirits.—adj. Suspi′cious, full of suspicion: showing suspicion: inclined to suspect: liable to suspicion, doubtful.—adv. Suspi′ciously.—n. Suspi′ciousness.

Matched Categories

1. • Distrust
   • Hostility

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'suspicion' in Nouns Frequency: #1693

How to pronounce suspicion?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspicion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suspicion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of suspicion in a Sentence

1. Daniel Pinkston:

   If you think through how to get to a proper peace deal and how it will be implemented and enforced and what its structure would look like, plus the levels of distrust and suspicion in the region, there's a lot of stuff to address, we have to be realistic about the obstacles that need to be overcome.

2. David Fisher:

   My suspicion is, at the end of the day, because darkly-pigmented humans can still sunburn like crazy, melanin is not like a roof over your head. So it only has a certain amount of efficacy, so I'm not shocked that the increase was modest.

3. Ranko Krivokapic:

   The government is creating a (parliamentary) majority under suspicion of political corruption, victories that are not based on the free will of the people cannot last.

4. Marise Payne:

   Chinese authorities have advised that Ms Cheng was arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.

5. Guy Davenport:

   Sometimes when reading Goethe I have a paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=suspicion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suspicion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=suspicion
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspicion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=suspicion
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=suspicion