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1suspicion — sus|pi|cion [səˈspıʃən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: suspicio, from suspicere; SUSPECT1] 1.) [U and C] a feeling you have that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest ▪ I can t say for definite who did it, but I… …
2suspicion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ There is strong suspicion on both sides that information is being withheld. ▪ considerable, deep, grave, great ▪ the slightest …
3suspicion — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest: have your suspicions (=think you probably know who did something wrong): I m not sure who took it, but I have my suspicions. | have a sneaking… …
4suspicion — n. suspecting mistrust 1) to arouse, cause, create, evoke, sow, stir (a) suspicion 2) to entertain, harbor, have a suspicion 3) to confirm a suspicion 4) to cast suspicion on 5) to allay, dispel suspicion 6) a groundless, unfounded suspicion 7) a …
5suspicion — sus|pi|cion [ sə spıʃn ] noun ** count a feeling that someone has done something wrong: have a suspicion that: She had a suspicion that Mr. Engel was not being completely honest. have your suspicions: I can t prove who stole it, but I have my… …
6suspicion */*/ — UK [səˈspɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms suspicion : singular suspicion plural suspicions [countable] a feeling that someone has done something wrong have a suspicion that: She had a suspicion that Mr Engel was not being completely honest. have your …
7suspicion — [[t]səspɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 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… …
8suspicion — [səˈspɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C/U] a feeling that something bad has happened She had a suspicion that Mr Engel was not being completely honest.[/ex] They were both arrested on suspicion of murder.[/ex] 2) [U] a feeling that you do not trust someone an… …
9suspicion — noun 1) she had a suspicion that he didn t like her Syn: intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, hunch, fancy, notion, supposition, belief, idea, theory; presentiment, premonition; informal gut feeling, sixth sense 2) I conf …
10suspicion — noun 1) she had a suspicion that he didn t like her Syn: intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, hunch, fancy, notion, idea, theory, premonition; informal gut feeling 2) I confronted him with my suspicions Syn …
