n.1 the feeling or thought of a person who suspects.
2 the act or an instance of suspecting; the state of being suspected.
3 (foll. by of) a slight trace of.
Phrases and idioms:
above suspicion too obviously good etc. to be suspected. under suspicion suspected.
Etymology: ME f. AF suspeciun (OF sospe{ccedil}on) f. med.L suspectio -onis f. L suspicere (as SUSPECT): assim. to F suspicion & L suspicio