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suspicion

/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

Translations

suspicionnoun

suspicions

/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

The police had a suspicion that he was involved in the crime.

У полиции было подозрение, что он был замешан в преступлении.

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Synonyms

suspicionverb

suspicioned

Past Simple

suspicioned

Past Participle

suspicioning

Gerund

/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

Rare or dialectal transitive verb meaning ‘to suspect’.

suspicionnoun

A feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant action, without certain proof.

The police had a suspicion that the man was involved in the robbery.

A cautious distrust or doubt about someone or something.

There was a suspicion among the employees about the new management's intentions.

A slight trace or hint of something.

There was a suspicion of garlic in the sauce, adding a subtle flavor.

The act of suspecting or the state of being suspected, especially by legal authorities.

He was detained on suspicion of fraud.

suspicionverb

Rare or dialectal. To suspect; to believe, without certain proof, that someone is guilty of wrongdoing or that something is the case.

The villagers suspicioned the stranger of theft.