suspicion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /səˈspɪʃ.ən/
Etymology
From Middle English suspecioun, borrowed from Latin suspīciō, suspīciōnem, from suspicere, from sub- (“up to”) with specere (“to look at”). Perhaps partly through the influence of Old French sospeçon (or rather the Anglo-Norman form suspecioun). Equivalent to suspect + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people.
2009, Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, “Forward”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page 4:[…]purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt to their equall ioy and contentment.
1620, Giovanni Bocaccio, translated by John Florio, The Decameron, Containing an Hundred Pleaſant Nouels: Wittily Diſcourſed, Betweene Seuen Honourable Ladies, and Three Noble Gentlemen, Isaac Iaggard, Nouell 8, The Eighth Day:"When it comes to strangers with guns," I told her, "I think suspicion is more likely to keep you alive than trust."
1993, Octavia Butler, chapter 11, in The Parable of the Sower:His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96:
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being suspected.
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(countable, uncountable) Uncertainty, doubt.
In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.[…]Strangers might enter the room, but they were made to feel that they were there on sufferance: they were received with distance and suspicion.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A trace, or slight indication.
a suspicion of a smile
The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion[…]of saturnine or sarcastic humor.
1879, Adolphus William Ward, Chaucer:Keep hot for 3 minutes, then turn right side up, polish the top with a suspicion of butter, cut in quarters, and send to table.
2014 July 3, Dorothy Hartley, Food In England: A complete guide to the food that makes us who we are, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- (countable, uncountable) The imagining of something without evidence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suspition | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| suspicions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| 'spicion | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
index of suspicion · suspicional · unsuspicion · suspect · sneaking suspicion · sneaky suspicion · suspicious · Caesar's wife must be above suspicion · suspicionable · suspicionless · suspicionful · undue suspicion
Synonyms
Translations (183)
ms syak (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tk şübhe (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sk podozrenie (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fi häivähdys (slight indication) · ja 嫌疑 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · th ข้อสงสัย (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Verdacht (slight indication) · fi epäily (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ur ظَن (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑い (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ar رَيْبَة (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ug شەك (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ps شک (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑い (slight indication) · lo ຂໍ້ສົງໄສ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · mi hotonga (uncertainty, doubt) · grc ὑπόνοια (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl podejrzliwość (uncertainty, doubt) · ru подозре́ние (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · bg съмне́ние (uncertainty, doubt) · my သံသယ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ga drochamhras (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · kmr şibhe (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pt suspeita (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · la suspīciō (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fa-ira شُبْهِه (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · bg подозре́ние (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · nb mistanke (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ru подозре́ние (condition of being suspected) · hu gyanú (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · hy կասկած (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Verdacht (uncertainty, doubt) · kmr şik (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fa-ira گُمان (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ml സംശയം (uncertainty, doubt) · fi epäilys (uncertainty, doubt) · de Verdacht (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · mk сомневање (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · it sospetto (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tt шик (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sq dyshim (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl podejrzenie (imagining without evidence) · kk шек (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ur سَنْدیہ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ml അനിശ്ചിതത്വം (uncertainty, doubt) · ja 容疑 (condition of being suspected) · ast sospecha (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl trop (slight indication) · nl verdenking (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Verdächtigung (imagining without evidence) · fi epäily (condition of being suspected) · gl sospeita (uncertainty, doubt) · id syak (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · es sospecha (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · km ការសង្ស័យ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · vi sự nghi ngờ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tg гумон (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Verdacht (condition of being suspected) · kmr guman (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ar شُبْهَة (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · mi toera (uncertainty, doubt) · ilo suspetsa (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl podejrzenie (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fr soupçon (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Argwohn (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fi epäilyksenalaisuus (condition of being suspected) · nb mistanke (condition of being suspected) · ja 疑い (condition of being suspected) · uk підо́зра (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · uk підо́зра (condition of being suspected) · fi epäluulo (imagining without evidence) · kk күмән (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · de Argwohn (uncertainty, doubt) · mi toera (condition of being suspected) · ky шектенүү (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · km វិចិកិច្ឆា (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fa-ira شَکّ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · la suspītiō (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tr kuşku (uncertainty, doubt) · ps وټ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · km មន្ទិល (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑い (imagining without evidence) · el υπόνοια (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ar اِتِّهَام (condition of being suspected) · ar اِتِّهَام (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ro suspiciune (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · grc ὑποψία (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sa सन्देह (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · cmn 嫌疑 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ka გუმანი (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · is grunur (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ky күмөн (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fr suspicion (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · hi गुमान (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl cień (slight indication) · fa-ira سوءِظَنّ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · uk підозрі́ння (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · uz gumon (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ar اِرْتِيَاب (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑心 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ka ეჭვი (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ur شَک (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · hi शक (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · mn сэжиг (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sv misstanke (slight indication) · ug شۈبھە (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · hi शुबहा (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · yue 嫌疑 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · cmn 懷疑 /怀疑 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑い (uncertainty, doubt) · hi संदेह (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · da mistanke (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · km សង្កា (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · nb mistanke (slight indication) · sa शङ्का (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ps واند (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tl hinala (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · cmn 嫌疑 (condition of being suspected) · id kecurigaan (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl podejrzenie (condition of being suspected) · hu gyanú (condition of being suspected) · uk підо́зра (imagining without evidence) · az şübhə (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · gd amharas (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · yue 懷疑 /怀疑 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tl suspetsa (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · is grunur (condition of being suspected) · ko 의심 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ja 疑惑 (uncertainty, doubt) · lo ສັງກາ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sh су́мња (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · bn সন্দেহ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ota شبهه (uncertainty, doubt) · th ความสงสัย (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ceb katahap (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tr işkil (uncertainty, doubt) · sv misstanke (condition of being suspected) · tg шубҳа (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fa-ira شَک (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · cs podezření (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · uz shubha (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tg шак (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ceb panahap (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tr şüphe (uncertainty, doubt) · ar رَيْب (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl poszlaka (slight indication) · sh súmnja (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ug گۇمان (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tt шөбһә (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · lv aizdomas (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pt suspeição (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sl sum (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · uz shak (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · pl ślad (slight indication) · gd amharas (uncertainty, doubt) · km សន្ទិះ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ps شبهه (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ky шек (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · fi häivä (slight indication) · kk шүбә (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · km កង្ខា (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ur شُبْہَہ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ca sospita (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · eo suspekto (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · et kahtlus (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · kk күдік (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · lt įtarimas (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · be падазрэ́нне (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · hy կասկածանք (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · zza guman (diq) (uncertainty, doubt) · ps ګمان (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ko 의혹 (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · es suspicacia (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ar شَكّ (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · be падазрэ́ньне (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · mk подозрение (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · eo sentumo (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · gl sospeita (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · tr şüphe (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ur گُمان (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · sv misstanke (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ota شبهه (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) · ilo atap (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong)