Suspicion
[sə'spɪʃ(ə)n] or [sə'spɪʃən]
Definition
(noun.) being of a suspicious nature; 'his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage'.
(noun.) the state of being suspected; 'he tried to shield me from suspicion'.
Edited by Fergus--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) Slight degree; suggestion; hint.
(v. t.) To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess.[2]. Distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Distrust, misgiving, mistrust, jealousy,[See ENCIRCLE]
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Definition
n. act of suspecting: the imagining of something without evidence or on slender evidence: mistrust: (coll.) a slight quantity of as of spirits.—adj. Suspi′cious full of suspicion: showing suspicion: inclined to suspect: liable to suspicion doubtful.—adv. Suspi′ciously.—n. Suspi′ciousness.
Editor: Philip
Examples
- The three looked at me, but not distrustfully; I felt there was no suspicion in their glances: there was more of curiosity. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He had no suspicion that they ran any risk of being houseless until morning; had no idea of the truth until long, long afterwards. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Did no suspicion, excited by my own knowledge of Anne Catherick's resemblance to her, cross my mind, when her face was first revealed to me? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A very unworthy suspicion, remarked Mr. Bruff. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If you have a suspicion in your own breast, keep that suspicion in your own breast. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- When I became Joe's 'prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But first he had encountered the company commander in the front line who had regarded the whole mission with owlishly grave suspicion. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then, her understanding was beyond every suspicion, quick and clear; and her manners were the mirror of her own modest and elegant mind. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- My next proceeding was to gain as much additional evidence as I could procure from other people without exciting suspicion. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Cassy's air and manner, address, and evident command of money, prevented any rising disposition to suspicion in the hotel. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Or how could she postpone the journey without exciting suspicion? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Thinking out the circumstances on which I found my suspicion, they are only two. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Never once in their dialogues did I hear a syllable of regret at the hospitality they had extended to me, or of suspicion of, or aversion to, myself. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I read suspicion there and annoyance, but no jest. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I find from Riderhood and you together, that there are suspicions against both men, and I'm not going to take upon myself to decide betwixt them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If so, you must extend your suspicions and comprehend _Mr_. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I am sure you had no share in it, or in the cruel suspicions of Mr. Osborne, which are the hardest of all our griefs to bear. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He wondered that he had ever had suspicions. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He took none that could be detected, but, aware of his employer's suspicions, stood with his eyes on the ground. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- For, it may alone be worth half the sum to madame, to be freed from the suspicions that my droll idea awakens. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The popular fear of engrossing and forestalling may be compared to the popular terrors and suspicions of witchcraft. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Sir Percival has his suspicions that Somebody is keeping her in hiding, and we are having that Somebody watched. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- If we get through this business without rousing his suspicions, I shall be better informed, no doubt. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His suspicions were excited,--the dreadful scene took place between my Lord and my cruel, cruel Rawdon--and, O my God, what will happen next? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I almost mistrusted myself as growing quite wicked in my suspicions, but I was not so sure that Richard loved her dearly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr. Franklin's suspicions apparently took the same turn. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They must not do less than others, or she should be exposed to odious suspicions, and imagined capable of pitiful resentment. Jane Austen. Emma.
- If our suspicions were right, there she stood, innocent of all knowledge of the truth, showing the Indians the Diamond in the bosom of her dress! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Those whom you have disarmed to satisfy groundless suspicions, will you leave them exposed to the armed madmen of your country? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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