Meaning & Definition of Suspicion in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: A belief that something is wrong without proof.

  Example Sentence: Her suspicion of his honesty grew after he missed the meeting.

• Definition: A feeling that something is not as it appears.

  Example Sentence: There was a lingering suspicion about his motives.

• Definition: The act of suspecting or doubting.

  Example Sentence: He was filled with suspicion after hearing the rumors.

• Definition: A mental state of believing something bad is happening.

  Example Sentence: The detective worked under the suspicion that the suspect was lying.

Etymology

Origin: Late Middle English: from Old French suspicion, or from Latin suspicio(n-), from suspicere 'look up at, mistrust'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• under suspicion: Believed to be involved in wrongdoing.
• raise suspicion: To cause someone to think that something is wrong.
• cast suspicion on: To make someone seem guilty of wrongdoing.

Translations

• Spanish: sospecha

• French: soupçon

• German: Verdacht

• Russian: подозрение

Related Words

• suspect: To believe someone is guilty of something.

• suspicious: Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

• suspicionless: Not based on or involving suspicion.

Slang Meanings of suspicion

• Meaning: Side-eye

  Example Sentence: She gave him the side-eye after his strange story.

• Meaning: Red flag

  Example Sentence: His constant changing of stories was a red flag for her.