suspicion

suspicion
[[t]səspɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]]
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suspicions
1) N-VAR: oft N that, N of n, under N, on N of n Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong.

There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing...

The police said their suspicions were aroused because Mr Owens had other marks on his body...

Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion...

... police arrested nineteen people on suspicion of drugs offences and burglary.

2) N-VAR: oft N of n If there is suspicion of someone or something, people do not trust them or consider them to be reliable.

This tendency in his thought is deepened by his suspicion of all Utopian political programmes...

Our culture harbors deep suspicions of big-time industry...

I was always regarded in the Army with a certain amount of suspicion because of my left-wing tendencies.

3) N-COUNT: oft N that A suspicion is a feeling that something is probably true or is likely to happen.

I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed...

Astronomers will have to collect more spectra from these stars to confirm their suspicions.

4) N-SING: usu N of n A suspicion of something is a very small amount of it. [WRITTEN]

...large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink.

Syn:
5) to point the finger of suspicionsee finger

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  • suspicion — [ syspisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. suspicio, de suspicere → soupçon ♦ Le fait de tenir pour suspect, de ne pas avoir confiance. ⇒ défiance, méfiance. Avoir de la suspicion à l égard de, contre qqn. Regard plein de suspicion. Littér. Tenir en… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • suspicion — sus·pi·cion n: the act or an instance of suspecting something: a mental state usu. short of belief in which one entertains a notion that something is wrong or that a fact exists without proof or on slight evidence see also reasonable suspicion… …   Law dictionary

  • suspicion — Suspicion. s. f. Soupçon, defiance. Il n a guere d usage qu en termes de pratique. Grande suspicion. juste suspicion. suspicion de fraude. suspicion de simonie. avoir suspicion. donner suspicion. entrer en suspicion …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Suspicion — or suspicions may refer to:In television:* Suspicion ( Stargate Atlantis ), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis * Suspicions ( TNG episode), an episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series …   Wikipedia

  • suspicion — ► NOUN 1) a feeling or belief that something is possible or probable or that someone is guilty of a crime or offence. 2) cautious distrust. 3) a very slight trace: a suspicion of a smile. ● above suspicion Cf. ↑above suspicion ● und …   English terms dictionary

  • suspicion — [sə spish′ən] n. [ME suspecion < Anglo Fr suspecioun < OFr sospeçon < LL suspectio, orig., a looking up to, esteeming, later with sense and sp. of L suspicio, suspicion < L suspectus, pp. of suspicere, to look up at, admire, look… …   English World dictionary

  • Suspicion — Sus*pi cion, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on, F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suspicion — ist der Originaltitel des Filmes Verdacht (Film) weiteres Suspicion (Fernsehserie) Siehe auch Under Suspicion Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • suspicion — late 13c., from Anglo Fr. suspecioun, from O.Fr. suspeçun, sospeçon mistrust, suspicion (Fr. soupçon), from L. suspectionem (nom. suspectio) mistrust, suspicion, fear, awe, from pp. stem of suspicere look up at (see SUSPECT (Cf. suspect)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • suspicion — [n1] doubt bad vibes*, chariness, conjecture, cynicism, distrust, dubiety, dubiosity, funny feeling*, guess, guesswork, gut feeling*, hunch, idea, impression, incertitude, incredulity, jealousy, lack of confidence, misgiving, mistrust, nonbelief …   New thesaurus

  • Suspicion — Sus*pi cion, v. t. To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low] South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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