suspicion

CEFRB2

/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling that something may be true or wrong.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The condition of being suspected.

Examples

  • No suspicion may be attached to the accountant.

  • They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Uncertainty, doubt.

  2. The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

  3. A trace, or slight indication.

More examples

In context

  • Suspicion is destructive of friendship.

  • a suspicion of a smile

  • His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English suspecioun, borrowed from Latin suspīciō, suspīciōnem, from suspicere, from sub- (“up to”) with specere (“to look at”). Perhaps partly through the influence of Old French sospeçon (or rather the Anglo-Norman form suspecioun). Equivalent to suspect + -ion.