Suspicion

Suspicion
Suspicion Sus*pi"cion, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on, F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See {Suspect}, and cf. {Suspicious}.] 1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence. [1913 Webster]

Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds, they ever fly by twilight. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor. --A. W. Ward. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt. [1913 Webster]


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  • suspicion — sus·pi·cion n: the act or an instance of suspecting something: a mental state usu. short of belief in which one entertains a notion that something is wrong or that a fact exists without proof or on slight evidence see also reasonable suspicion… …   Law dictionary

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  • Suspicion — or suspicions may refer to:In television:* Suspicion ( Stargate Atlantis ), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis * Suspicions ( TNG episode), an episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series …   Wikipedia

  • suspicion — ► NOUN 1) a feeling or belief that something is possible or probable or that someone is guilty of a crime or offence. 2) cautious distrust. 3) a very slight trace: a suspicion of a smile. ● above suspicion Cf. ↑above suspicion ● und …   English terms dictionary

  • suspicion — [sə spish′ən] n. [ME suspecion < Anglo Fr suspecioun < OFr sospeçon < LL suspectio, orig., a looking up to, esteeming, later with sense and sp. of L suspicio, suspicion < L suspectus, pp. of suspicere, to look up at, admire, look… …   English World dictionary

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  • suspicion — late 13c., from Anglo Fr. suspecioun, from O.Fr. suspeçun, sospeçon mistrust, suspicion (Fr. soupçon), from L. suspectionem (nom. suspectio) mistrust, suspicion, fear, awe, from pp. stem of suspicere look up at (see SUSPECT (Cf. suspect)).… …   Etymology dictionary

  • suspicion — [n1] doubt bad vibes*, chariness, conjecture, cynicism, distrust, dubiety, dubiosity, funny feeling*, guess, guesswork, gut feeling*, hunch, idea, impression, incertitude, incredulity, jealousy, lack of confidence, misgiving, mistrust, nonbelief …   New thesaurus

  • Suspicion — Sus*pi cion, v. t. To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low] South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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