n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' spi-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English suspecioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspicion-, suspicio, from suspicere to suspect ― more at SUSPECT
Date: 14th century
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 suspicion of garlic>
synonyms see UNCERTAINTY