suspicion
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3.1
- noun
- /səˈspɪʃən/
:
desconfianza
- That leads to a a feeling of suspicion of authority that runs right the way through his life.
- view with suspicion
- mutual suspicion
- deep suspicion
Violence that is rooted in ignorance, in prejudice, in suspicion and fear.
- Violence that is rooted in ignorance, in prejudice, in suspicion and fear.
- OK, Let's figure now that we got that going, we got, we got a little bit of a suspicion brewing there.
- These are I, I, I believe, and I went into this with a great deal of suspicion about what was going on.
- You know, if people can't see what you're doing, don't understand what you're all about, then they are more likely to revert to suspicion.
- It's hard, it's hard, given the people's prior views about this, to enter that space without immediately arousing suspicion.
- They do have two emotions, hatred and suspicion, you know So yeah, I mean, that's that's a really good observation.
- I have my own suspicions based on some previous experiences with law enforcement in the cycle of domestic violence.
- It also turns out that marinating myself for years in the science of suspicion and mistrust and hopelessness made me a much more positive and bullish person.
- You know, it heightens paranoia, suspicion.
Examples
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The conference limped to a sad close, leaving a legacy of mistrust and suspicion among the major participants.
Academic text (2011) -
It was regarded with some suspicion by the church, but it was not regarded as a threat as such, at least not initially.
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I think there was a lot of suspicion at the beginning and there, but we move past that quickly.
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I think there is a suspicion that there is somebody else or someone else in the mix.
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That women should ever view men with suspicion.
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And many of your audience, probably a majority, have a reflex of suspicion of authority.
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I was aware that there were suspicions about him.
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There's a lot of suspicion and hate.
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After fifty years of provocation and mutual suspicion, neither side was prepared to compromise.
Academic text (1995) -
His suspicion that something was wrong grew stronger as he noticed the strange behavior of his coworkers.
Synonyms
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4.0
A feeling of not trusting someone or something
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5.1
A small quiet feeling that something bad may be true
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3.8
A small feeling that something might not be true
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5.4
A habit of not trusting other people's motives
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7.8
A feeling of doubt or not trusting something
A feeling of not trusting other people
A strong, worrying feeling that you are not sure you can trust someone or something
A hidden feeling that people doubt each other in a group
Antonyms
Compounds
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suspicion comes from a Latin root that means 'to look' and is the same root as suspect and inspect. So to have suspicion is to tend to 'look at' others with doubt, a habit of mistrust.