Sekirov Dictionary

suspicion

/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

•
a thought that someone might be guilty of something bad, before there is clear proof
- "When it comes to strangers with guns," I told her, "I think suspicion is more likely to keep you alive than trust." — 1993
The imagining of something without evidence.
The condition of being suspected.
•
A trace, or slight indication.
- The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion[…]of saturnine or sarcastic humor. — 1879
Uncertainty, doubt.

verb1

•
(dialect) To suspect; to have suspicions.
- “Well, what’s more dangerous than coming here in the day time!—anybody would suspicion us that saw us.” — 1876

forms

suspicioned · suspicioning · suspicions

Phrases with suspicion

sneaking suspicion
A premonition, or hunch; a belief based on little evidence.

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