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suspicion

sus·pi·cion

suspicion

 
 
pronunciation:
s spI shn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or an instance of not believing or of suspecting.
The clever thief did nothing to cause suspicion while the police searched his house.
synonyms:
distrust, doubt, mistrust
definition 2: the state of being suspected.
Suspicion will follow him wherever he goes.
definition 3: a belief that something is true.
It's my suspicion that the accident was his fault.
synonyms:
belief