suspicion

n.

1. The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof.
2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing.
3. A state of uncertainty; doubt. See synonyms at uncertainty.
4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace.

tr.v. Nonstandard, -cioned, -cion·ing, -cions.

To suspect.

[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Old French suspicion) of suspecioun, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to watch. See suspect.]

suspicional sus·pi'cion·al adj.

noun

1. Intuitive cognition: feeling, hunch, idea, impression, intuition. See thoughts.
2. Lack of trust: distrust, doubt, leeriness, mistrust. See trust/distrust.
3. A lack of conviction or certainty: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, mistrust, question, skepticism, uncertainty, wonder. See certain/uncertain.
4. A subtle quality underlying or felt to underlie a situation, action, or person: hint, implication, inkling, undercurrent, undertone. See show/hide, suggest.
5. A slight amount or indication: breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. Informal whisker. See big/small/amount, show/hide.

n

Definition: doubt
Antonyms: trust

n

Definition: hint, trace
Antonyms: information, knowledge

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The apprehension of something without proof to verify the belief.

Suspicion implies a belief or opinion based upon facts or circumstances that do not constitute proof.

IN BRIEF: n. -An impression that something might be the case; The state of being suspected.

Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice. — Cicero 

Quotes:

"Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt." - Joseph Addison

"There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little, and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more, and not keep their suspicions in smother." - Francis Bacon

"Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness." - Hosea Ballou

"Suspicion is a heavy armor and with its weight it impedes more than it protects." - Robert Burns

"What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?" - George Eliot

"Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious." - B. C. Forbes

See more famous quotes about Suspicion

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mistanke, anelse, antydning
v. tr. - mistænke

idioms:

• above suspicion    udenfor mistanke, hævet over mistanke
• under suspicion    under mistanke

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermoeden, verdenking, achterdocht

Français (French)
n. - méfiance, présomption, suspicion, doute, pressentiment, (fig) soupçon
v. tr. - soupçonner

idioms:

• above suspicion    au dessus de tout soupçon
• under suspicion    soupçonné de, considéré comme suspect

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verdacht, Misstrauen, Ahnung, Vorstellung, Andeutung
v. - einen Verdacht haben

idioms:

• above suspicion    über jeden Verdacht erhaben
• under suspicion    verdächtigt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποψία, υπόνοια, (μτφ.) ίχνος, μόριο, υποψία

idioms:

• above suspicion    υπεράνω κάθε υποψίας
• under suspicion    (θεωρούμενος) ύποπτος

Italiano (Italian)
sospetto

idioms:

• above suspicion    al disopra di ogni sospetto
• harbour suspicions    nutrire dei sospetti
• under suspicion    sospetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desconfiança (f)

idioms:

• above suspicion    acima de suspeita
• harbour suspicions    suspeitar
• under suspicion    sob suspeita

Русский (Russian)
подозрение, привкус, оттенок

idioms:

• above suspicion    вне подозрений
• harbour suspicions    затаить подозрение
• under suspicion    под подозрением

Español (Spanish)
n. - sospecha, desconfianza, recelo
v. tr. - sospechar

idioms:

• above suspicion    por encima de toda sospecha
• under suspicion    bajo sospecha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - misstänksamhet, misstanke, misstro

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怀疑, 猜疑, 疑心, 一点儿, 嫌疑

idioms:

• above suspicion    无可怀疑
• under suspicion    被怀疑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 懷疑, 猜疑, 疑心, 一點兒, 嫌疑
v. tr. - 懷疑

idioms:

• above suspicion    無可懷疑
• under suspicion    被懷疑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 혐의, 미심스런 생각, 느낌
v. tr. - 혐의를 두다

idioms:

• under suspicion    혐의가 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 疑い, 容疑, ほんの少し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبهه , شك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חשד, חשדנות, חשש, שמץ, משהו, עקבות‬
v. tr. - ‮חשד ב-, חשש ל-‬

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