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| Back | sus‧pi‧cion W3 /səˈspɪʃən/ noun 1[uncountable and countable] a feeling you have that someone is probably guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest: I can’t say for definite who did it, but I certainly have my suspicions. Police suspicions were confirmed when the stolen property was found in his flat. I wondered how I could leave early without arousing anyone’s suspicions. on suspicion of (doing) something She was arrested on suspicion of murder. under suspicion He felt he was still under suspicion. Mitchell later came under suspicion of assaulting two young girls. above/beyond suspicion She felt that she ought to be above suspicion (=so honest that no one could think that she had done anything wrong). 2[uncountable and countable] a feeling that you do not trust someone: She always treated us with suspicion. People moving into the area are often regarded with suspicion. 3[countable] a feeling you have that something is true, especially something bad suspicion (that) I have a suspicion that the local authority may be planning to close the school. She was left with a sneaking suspicion (=a small suspicion) that Steven was not telling the truth. 4a suspicion of something formal a very small amount of something that you can only just see, hear, or taste: I could see the faintest suspicion of a tear in her eyes. COLLOCATIONS verbs have your suspicions Many of us had our suspicions, but we couldn't prove anything. confirm somebody's suspicions (=show that someone's suspicions were right) The letter confirmed my suspicions. arouse suspicion (=make people think that someone has done something wrong) How was he able to kill his victims without arousing suspicion? raise suspicions (=make people think that someone has done something wrong) That fact immediately raised suspicions of Johnson's involvement in the incident. be/come under suspicion (=be thought to have probably done something wrong) He was still under suspicion of fraud. allay suspicion formal (=make people stop having suspicions) She had to allay their suspicions and stop them probing any further. divert suspicion (=make people have suspicions about someone else) He started the rumour to divert suspicion from himself. suspicion falls on somebody Suspicion fell on Jenkins who had been seen near the scene of the crime. phrases grounds for suspicion (=reasons for suspicion) Police can stop and search you if they have good grounds for suspicion. be above/beyond suspicion (=be so honest that you are never thought to have done something wrong) He regarded his friend Henry as being above suspicion. COLLOCATIONS verbs have a suspicion I have a suspicion that he forgot to post the letter. suspicion grew Suspicion grew that the business was about to collapse. adjectives a strong suspicion She had a strong suspicion he was laughing at her. a sneaking suspicion (=a small suspicion) We have a sneaking suspicion they're trying to put together a deal. a nasty/awful suspicion Suddenly I had a nasty suspicion that the boss was going to make me redundant. the slightest suspicion Daniel never had the slightest suspicion of how she really felt. a nagging suspicion (=one that you have all the time) I had a nagging suspicion that Colin wasn't telling me the whole truth. |
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