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- pronunciation:
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spI
shn
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| definition 1: |
If someone feels suspicion about someone, they have a feeling that that person might have done something bad or that they might do something bad. If something causes suspicion, it makes people believe that something is wrong and should be checked.
The guilty man was clever. He didn't do anything to cause suspicion while the police searched his house.The boss felt suspicion about his new employee when it seemed as if money was missing from the cash register.- synonyms:
- doubt
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| definition 2: |
A suspicion is a belief that something might be true even though there is no real proof.
My mom said she had a suspicion that we were going to give her a surprise party.The teacher had a suspicion that Sam was cheating during the test but she never caught him.- synonyms:
- belief
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| related words: |
dash, impression |
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