suspicion

[US]/səˈspɪʃn/
[UK]/səˈspɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. doubt, mistrust, misgiving, a small amount.

Phrases & Collocations

under suspicion

cast suspicion

arouse suspicion

on suspicion

on suspicion of

with suspicion

above suspicion

Example Sentences

a suspicion of a smile.

without a suspicion of humour

a sneaking suspicion

Your suspicions are unjust.

There was just a suspicion of light in the east.

there was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead.

suspicions of financial hanky-panky.

a paranoid suspicion that the phone might be bugged.

Suspicion crept into his mind.

No suspicion attaches to him.

He is under suspicion of murder.

I have a suspicion that he's right.

suspicion clouded her face.

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind.

suspicions that were the issue of a deranged mind.

I've a sneaking suspicion they'll do well.

she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her.

l have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.

Real-world Examples

Yeah, 'cause that won't arouse her suspicion.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Okay, I thought I cooled his suspicions this morning.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

As I told you, i do not share their suspicions.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

" Once again, Harry, I can only give you my suspicions."

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I have a strong suspicion our hosts are inclined to whimsy.

Source: And Then There Were None

The air was suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

Secrecy fosters suspicions that the contents are dreadful.

Source: The Economist - International

And now, a study in the journal Child Development confirms that suspicion.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

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