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- [suh-spish-uh n]
- /səˈspɪʃ ən/
- /səˈspɪʃn/
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- [suh-spish-uh n]
- /səˈspɪʃ ən/
Definitions of suspicion word
- noun suspicion act of suspecting. 1
- noun suspicion the state of mind or feeling of one who suspects: Suspicion kept him awake all night long. 1
- noun suspicion an instance of suspecting something or someone. 1
- noun suspicion state of being suspected: under suspicion; above suspicion. 1
- noun suspicion imagination of anything to be the case or to be likely; a vague notion of something. 1
- noun suspicion a slight trace, hint, or suggestion: a suspicion of a smile. 1
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Origin of suspicion
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Latin suspīciōn- (stem of suspīciō), equivalent to suspīc- (variant stem of suspicere to look from below, suspect) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Suspicion
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suspicion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suspicion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suspicion
noun suspicion
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
verb suspicion
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
Antonyms for suspicion
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