suspicion
IPA: sʌspˈɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
- The condition of being suspected.
- Uncertainty, doubt.
- A trace, or slight indication.
- The imagining of something without evidence.
verb
- (dialect) To suspect; to have suspicions.
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Examples of "suspicion" in Sentences
- He dismissed any suspicion of maliciousness.
- I had a sneaking suspicion of their imbecility.
- Even the title of the book should raise suspicion.
- The finger of suspicion pointed towards the police.
- The suspicion of cherrypicking of evidence is merited.
- The indictment comes because of suspicion of the guilt.
- Still, anecdotal evidence was the cause of the suspicion.
- It is one of the reason why the Hwandangogi is in suspicion.
- Although the checkuser was inconclusive, the suspicion lingered.
- Counting the items of the list confirmed this suspicion of mine.