SUSPICION


Meaning of SUSPICION in English

[sus.pi.cion] n [ME, fr. L suspicion-, suspicio, fr. suspicere to suspect--more at suspect] (14c) 1 a: the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence: mistrust b: a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty: doubt

2: a barely detectable amount: trace "just a ~ of garlic" syn see uncertainty

[2]suspicion vt sus.pi.cioned ; sus.pi.cion.ing (ca. 1637) chiefly dial: suspect

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