v., -pect·ed, -pect·ing, -pects.

v.tr.

1. To surmise to be true or probable; imagine: I suspect they are very disappointed.
2. To have doubts about; distrust: I suspect his motives.
3. To think (a person) guilty without proof: The police suspect her of murder.

v.intr.

To have suspicion.

n. (sŭs'pĕkt')

One who is suspected, especially of having committed a crime.

adj. (sŭs'pĕkt', sə-spĕkt')

Open to or viewed with suspicion: a suspect policy; suspect motives.

[Middle English suspecten, from Old French suspecter, from Latin suspectāre, frequentative of suspicere, to look up at, suspect : su-, sub-, from below; see sub– + specere, to look at.]

verb

To lack trust or confidence in: distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust. See trust/distrust.

adjective

Of dubious character: doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspicious, uncertain. Informal fishy. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: doubtful
Antonyms: innocent, known, trusted, trustworthy

v

Definition: distrust; guess
Antonyms: know, trust

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As a verb, it is to have a slight or even vague idea concerning, but not necessarily involving knowledge or belief or likelihood. 189 N.Y.S. 2d 704, 708. Ordinarily used in place of the word "believe." 284 F. 996, 1001. As a noun, a person reputed to be involved in crime. A broad term for anyone being investigated by law enforcement authorities. If the individual is formally charged with an offense, the reference is generally to a defendant, rather than a suspect.

(DOD) 1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug operations; special interest target. 2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also hostile; neutral; unknown.

IN BRIEF: n. - Someone who is under suspicion v. - Regard as untrustworthy; Imagine to be the case or true or probable.

The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything. — Michel Montaigne, Source: Essays

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mistænke, nære mistillid til, mistro, betvivle, formode, have mistanke om
v. intr. - være mistænksom
n. - mistænkt
adj. - mistænkelig, tvivlsom, suspekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermoeden, verdenken, argwaan hebben, verdachte

Français (French)
v. tr. - soupçonner, penser que, douter de
v. intr. - soupçonner, douter de
n. - suspect
adj. - suspect, douteux, d'authenticité douteuse

Deutsch (German)
v. - vermuten, bezweifeln, verdächtigen
n. - Verdächtiger
adj. - fragwürdig, verdächtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποψιάζομαι, υποπτεύομαι, πιθανολογώ, υποθέτω, έχω την εντύπωση, νομίζω
n., -
adj. - ύποπτος

Italiano (Italian)
presumere, sospettare, sospetto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - suspeitar
n. - suspeita (m) (f)
adj. - suspeito

Русский (Russian)
подозреваемый, подозрительный, подозревать, сомневаться в истинности чего-л., предполагать, полагать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - presumir, sospechar, recelar de, recelar
v. intr. - creer que algo, especialmente algo diabólico y malo, sea el caso, tener sospechas
n. - sospechoso
adj. - sospechoso, dudoso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - misstänka, betvivla, hysa misstankar
n. - misstänkt
adj. - misstänksam

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
疑有, 察觉, 怀疑, 不信任, 猜想, 疑心, 猜疑, 嫌疑犯, 可疑分子, 令人怀疑的, 可疑的, 不可信的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 疑有, 察覺, 懷疑, 不信任, 猜想
v. intr. - 懷疑, 疑心, 猜疑
n. - 嫌疑犯, 可疑分子
adj. - 令人懷疑的, 可疑的, 不可信的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 알아채다, 깨닫다, (범인이 아닌가)의심하다
v. intr. - 의심을 두다, 혐의를 두다
n. - 용의자, 요주의 인물
adj. - 의심스러운, 수상한, 혐의를 받은

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 感づく, …ではないかと思う, 想像する, 疑いをかける, 怪しむ, 邪推する
adj. - 疑わしい
n. - 容疑者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشك في , يشتبه ب (الاسم) المشوه , المشتبه به (صفه) متهم , مشبوه , مشتبه به‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשד ב-, חשד בקיום -, סבר, חשד במשהו רע, חשש ל-, הטיל ספק ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮חשד ב-, חשש ל-, חשד במשהו רע‬
n. - ‮חשוד‬
adj. - ‮חשוד, מפוקפק, לא ראוי לאמון‬

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