n. 1. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence: His evasiveness aroused my suspicions. 2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing: held under suspicion of murder. 3. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust: looked with suspicion on the claims in the brochure. 4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace: a suspicion of contempt in his voice. tr.v. sus·pi·cioned, sus·pi·cion·ing, sus·pi·cions Informal 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.] |
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