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suspicion
(s/@/'sp/I//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • an impression that something might be the case(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    hunch, intuition
    source: wordnet30
  • doubt about someone's honesty(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    distrust, misgiving, mistrust
    source: wordnet30
  • the state of being suspected(noun.state)
    Example:
    He tried to shield me from suspicion.
    source: wordnet30
  • being of a suspicious nature(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    suspiciousness
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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