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suspicion
the act of suspecting; doubt, mistrust, misgiving: I have a suspicion that she isn’t being truthful.
Not to be confused with:
suspension – something that is suspended or hung; temporary withholding of a privilege: I got a suspension for yelling at the teacher.; decision, etc.; interruption, discontinuance, abeyance
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sus·pi·cion
(sə-spĭsh′ən)n.
1. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence: His evasiveness aroused my suspicions.
2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing: held under suspicion of murder.
3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust: looked with suspicion on the claims in the brochure.
4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace: a suspicion of contempt in his voice.
tr.v. sus·pi·cioned, sus·pi·cion·ing, sus·pi·cions Informal
To suspect.
[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; see suspect.]
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suspicion
(səˈspɪʃən)n
1. the act or an instance of suspecting; belief without sure proof, esp that something is wrong
2. the feeling of mistrust of a person who suspects
3. the state of being suspected: to be shielded from suspicion.
4. a slight trace
5. above suspicion in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
6. on suspicion as a suspect
7. under suspicion regarded with distrust
[C14: from Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspīciō distrust, from suspicere to mistrust; see suspect]
susˈpicional adj
susˈpicionless adj
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sus•pi•cion
(səˈspɪʃ ən)n.
1. the act of suspecting, esp. something wrong or evil.
2. the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects; doubt; misgiving.
3. an instance of suspecting something or someone.
4. the state of being suspected: under suspicion; above suspicion.
5. imagination of something to be the case or to be likely; notion.
6. a slight trace, hint, or suggestion: a suspicion of a smile.
v.t. 7. Nonstandard. to suspect.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin suspīciō=suspīc-, variant s. of suspicere (see suspect) + -iō -ion]
syn: suspicion, distrust are terms for a feeling that appearances are not reliable. suspicion is the positive tendency to doubt the trustworthiness of appearances and therefore to believe that one has detected possibilities of something unreliable, unfavorable, menacing, or the like: to feel suspicion about the honesty of a prominent man. distrust may be a passive want of trust, faith, or reliance in a person or thing: to feel distrust of one's own ability.
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Noun | 1. | suspicion - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
2. | suspicion - doubt about someone's honesty doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something | |
3. | suspicion - the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion" cloud - suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud" | |
4. | suspicion - being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" |
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suspicion
noun
1. feeling, theory, impression, intuition, conjecture, surmise, funny feeling (informal), presentiment Police had suspicions that it was not a natural death.
2. distrust, scepticism, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, qualm, lack of confidence, wariness, bad vibes (slang), dubiety, chariness Our culture harbours deep suspicions of big-time industry.
3. idea, notion, hunch, guess, impression, conjecture, surmise, gut feeling (informal), supposition I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.
4. trace, touch, hint, shadow, suggestion, strain, shade, streak, tinge, glimmer, soupçon (French) large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink
above suspicion blameless, unimpeachable, above reproach, pure, honourable, virtuous, sinless, like Caesar's wife he was a respected academic and above suspicion
Quotations
"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion" [Julius Caesar]
"Caesar's wife should be above suspicion" [Julius Caesar]
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suspicion
noun1. Intuitive cognition:
3. A lack of conviction or certainty:
4. A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person:
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Translations
اتهامشَك، شُبْهَه، إشْتِباهمَسْحَةٌ من، أثَر
podezřenínáznak
antydningmistanke
epäilyepäilysepäluulo
gyanú
grunurvottur
容疑疑い疑惑
sum
suspicion
[səsˈpɪʃən] N1. (= belief) → sospecha f
my suspicion is that → tengo la sospecha de que ...
my suspicion is that they are acting on their own → tengo la sospecha de que actúan solos
there is a suspicion that → se sospecha que ...
to be above suspicion → estar por encima de toda sospecha
to have one's suspicions (about sth) → tener sus sospechas (acerca de algo)
she had her suspicions → ella tenía sus sospechas
I have a sneaking suspicion that → tengo la leve sospecha de que ...
I had no suspicion that → no sospechaba que ...
he was arrested on suspicion of spying → fue arrestado bajo sospecha de espionaje, fue arrestado como sospechoso de espionaje
to lay o.s. open to suspicion → hacerse sospechoso
to be shielded from suspicion → estar a salvo de sospechas
to be under suspicion → estar bajo sospecha
my suspicion is that → tengo la sospecha de que ...
my suspicion is that they are acting on their own → tengo la sospecha de que actúan solos
there is a suspicion that → se sospecha que ...
to be above suspicion → estar por encima de toda sospecha
to have one's suspicions (about sth) → tener sus sospechas (acerca de algo)
she had her suspicions → ella tenía sus sospechas
I have a sneaking suspicion that → tengo la leve sospecha de que ...
I had no suspicion that → no sospechaba que ...
he was arrested on suspicion of spying → fue arrestado bajo sospecha de espionaje, fue arrestado como sospechoso de espionaje
to lay o.s. open to suspicion → hacerse sospechoso
to be shielded from suspicion → estar a salvo de sospechas
to be under suspicion → estar bajo sospecha
2. (= mistrust) → desconfianza f, recelo m
to arouse sb's suspicions → despertar los recelos de algn
to regard sb/sth with suspicion → desconfiar de algn/algo
to arouse sb's suspicions → despertar los recelos de algn
to regard sb/sth with suspicion → desconfiar de algn/algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
suspicion
[səˈspɪʃən] n (= belief of guilt) → soupçons mpl, soupçon m
to arouse suspicions, to arouse suspicion → éveiller les soupçons
I had aroused his suspicions last week → J'avais éveillé ses soupçons la semaine dernière.
to be under suspicion → être considéré(e) comme suspect(e), être suspecté(e)
to be arrested on suspicion of sth → être arrêté(e) sur présomption de qch
to arouse suspicions, to arouse suspicion → éveiller les soupçons
I had aroused his suspicions last week → J'avais éveillé ses soupçons la semaine dernière.
to be under suspicion → être considéré(e) comme suspect(e), être suspecté(e)
to be arrested on suspicion of sth → être arrêté(e) sur présomption de qch
(= idea) a suspicion that ... → un soupçon selon lequel ...
The suspicion grew in Darwin's mind that species were closely related to each other
BUT Darwin se doutait de plus en plus que les espèces étaient étroitement apparentées.
to have a suspicion (that) ...
I have a suspicion they're going to succeed → Quelque chose me dit qu'ils vont réussir.
The suspicion grew in Darwin's mind that species were closely related to each other
BUT Darwin se doutait de plus en plus que les espèces étaient étroitement apparentées.
to have a suspicion (that) ...
I have a suspicion they're going to succeed → Quelque chose me dit qu'ils vont réussir.
(= hint) [danger, humour, colour] → soupçon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suspicion
n
→ Verdacht m no pl, → Argwohn m no pl (geh); to arouse somebody’s suspicions → jds Verdacht or Argwohn (geh) → erregen; I have a suspicion that … → ich habe den Verdacht or das Gefühl, dass …; to have one’s suspicions about something/somebody → seine Zweifel bezüglich einer Sache (gen) → /bezüglich einer Person (gen) → haben; my suspicions were right → mein Verdacht hat sich bestätigt; to be above (all) suspicion → über jeden Verdacht erhaben sein; to be under suspicion → unter Verdacht stehen; to arrest somebody on suspicion/on suspicion of murder → jdn wegen Tatverdachts/Mordverdachts festnehmen; to be open to suspicion → sich verdächtig machen; suspicion fell on him → der Verdacht fiel auf ihn; to view somebody/something with suspicion → jdn/etw argwöhnisch or misstrauisch betrachten
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suspicion
[səˈspɪʃ/ən] na. (suspicious belief) → sospetto; (lack of trust) → diffidenza
I had no suspicion that ... → non avevo il benché minimo sospetto che... + sub
my suspicion is that ... → ho il sospetto che...+ sub
arrested on suspicion of murder → arrestato/a per sospetto omicidio
to be under suspicion → essere sospettato/a
above suspicion → al di sopra di ogni sospetto
I had my suspicions about him → non mi ha mai convinto troppo
I had no suspicion that ... → non avevo il benché minimo sospetto che... + sub
my suspicion is that ... → ho il sospetto che...+ sub
arrested on suspicion of murder → arrestato/a per sospetto omicidio
to be under suspicion → essere sospettato/a
above suspicion → al di sopra di ogni sospetto
I had my suspicions about him → non mi ha mai convinto troppo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suspect
(səˈspekt) verb1. to think (a person etc) guilty. Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl.
2. to distrust. I suspected her motives / air of honesty.
3. to think probable. I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot.
noun (ˈsaspekt) a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case.
adjective not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect.
suspicion (səˈspiʃən) noun1. the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect. They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.
2. a slight quantity or trace. There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.
suspicious (səˈspiʃəs) adjective1. having or showing suspicion. I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance.
2. causing or arousing suspicion. suspicious circumstances.
suspiciously (səˈspiʃəsli) adverbsuˈspiciousness noun
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suspicion
n. sospecha.
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