suspicion

sus·pi·cion  (s-spshn)

n.

1. The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof.

2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing.

3. A state of uncertainty; doubt. See Synonyms at uncertainty.

4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace.

tr.v. sus·pi·cioned, sus·pi·cion·ing, sus·pi·cions Nonstandard

To suspect.

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[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Old French suspicion) of suspecioun, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspecti, suspectin-, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to watch; see suspect.]

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sus·picion·al adj.

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suspicion

Noun

1. the act or an instance of suspecting; belief without sure proof that something is wrong

2. a feeling of mistrust

3. a slight trace: the merest suspicion of a threat

4. above suspicion not possibly guilty of anything, through having a good reputation

5. under suspicion suspected of doing something wrong [Latin suspicio distrust]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suspicion - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" hunch, intuition impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" heart, bosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
	2.	suspicion - doubt about someone's honesty         distrust, mistrust, misgiving doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	3.	suspicion - the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion" antagonism, enmity, hostility - a state of deep-seated ill-will cloud - suspicion affecting your reputation; "after that mistake he was under a cloud"
	4.	suspicion - being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" suspiciousness distrustfulness, mistrust, distrust - the trait of not trusting others

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suspicion

noun 1. feeling, theory, impression, intuition, conjecture, surmise, funny feeling (informal) presentiment

noun 2. distrust, scepticism, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, qualm, lack of confidence, wariness, bad vibes (slang) dubiety, chariness

noun 3. idea, notion, hunch, guess, impression, conjecture, surmise, gut feeling (informal) supposition

noun 4. trace, touch, hint, shadow, suggestion, strain, shade, streak, tinge, glimmer, soupçon (French) >> above suspicion blameless, unimpeachable, above reproach, pure, honourable, virtuous, sinless, like Caesar's wife

Translations

suspicion [səsˈpɪʃən] n → sospecha (= distrust); recelo (= trace); traza;

to be under suspicion → estar bajo sospecha;

arrested on suspicion of murder → detenido bajo sospecha de asesinato

suspicion [səsˈpɪʃən] n → soupçon(s) m(pl);

to be under suspicion → être considéré(e) comme suspect(e) → être suspecté(e);

arrested on suspicion of murder → arrêté sur présomption de meurtre

suspicion [səsˈpɪʃən] n → Verdacht m;

(distrust) → Misstrauen nt;

(trace) → Spur f;

to be under suspicion → unter Verdacht stehen;

arrested on suspicion of murder → wegen Mordverdacht(s) festgenommen

suspicion [səsˈpɪʃən] n → sospetto;

to be under suspicion → essere sospettato;

arrested on suspicion of murder → arrestato come presunto omicida

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suspicion, suspicious