suspicion
noun/səˈspɪʃn/
Word Family
- suspect verb noun adjective
- suspected adjective
- suspicion noun
- suspicious adjective
- suspiciously adverb
Слово англійською: suspicion
Переклад suspicion українською: підо́зра
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] a feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, even though you have no proof
- They drove away slowly to avoid arousing suspicion.
- on suspicion of something He was arrested on suspicion of murder.
- suspicion that… I have a sneaking suspicion that she's not telling the truth.
- My suspicions were confirmed when police raided the property.
- She was reluctant to voice her suspicions.
- His resignation seemed only to fuel suspicions.
- It’s time to confront him with our suspicions.
- [countable] suspicion (that…) a feeling or belief that something is true, even though you have no proof
- I have a horrible suspicion that we've come to the wrong station.
- [uncountable, countable] the feeling that you cannot trust somebody/something
- Their offer was greeted with some suspicion.
- Water from shallow wells should be regarded with suspicion, as it may be contaminated.
- [singular] suspicion of something (formal) a small amount of something synonym hint
- His mouth quivered in the suspicion of a smile.
- Wasn’t there even a suspicion of truth in what he said?
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French suspeciun, from medieval Latin suspectio(n-), from suspicere ‘mistrust’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with Old French suspicion (from Latin suspicio(n-) ‘suspicion’).
Idioms
above/beyond suspicion
- too good, honest, etc. to have done something wrong, illegal or dishonest
- Nobody who was near the scene of the crime is above suspicion.
- They thought the head teacher was beyond suspicion.
the finger of blame/suspicion
- if the finger of blame/suspicion points or is pointed at somebody, they are suspected of having committed a crime, being responsible for something, etc.
- The inquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.
- The finger of suspicion was pointed at the chicken served for lunch.
under suspicion (of something)
- suspected of doing something wrong, illegal or dishonest
- The whole family is currently under suspicion of her murder.
- A number of doctors came under suspicion of unethical behaviour.
- He fell under suspicion of tax evasion.