oversuspicious
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərsəˈspɪʃəs/
:
excesivamente suspicaz
- The manager was sometimes oversuspicious, constantly questioning her employees' loyalty.
Examples
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His oversuspicious nature kept him from trusting even his closest friends.
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You shouldn't be oversuspicious of their motives without any clear evidence.
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Don't be so oversuspicious about everything!
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She is often oversuspicious of people's intentions.
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His oversuspicious nature prevented him from forming meaningful relationships due to his constant distrust.
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The detective became oversuspicious after years of encountering deceitful suspects in his investigations.
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Being oversuspicious of others can lead to isolation and insecurity in personal relationships.
Synonyms
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Causing doubt because it seems wrong or illegal
Antonyms
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
oversuspicious = suspicious (transparent) = over + suspicious
The prefix 'over-' functions as an intensifier meaning 'excessively' and combines straightforwardly with 'suspicious' to mean 'excessively suspicious'.
Etymology
The word oversuspicious comes from the part over- and the word suspicious; over- means 'too much' and suspicious comes from an old idea of 'looking closely' and now means 'not trusting'. So, oversuspicious describes someone who 'looks too closely' at others and trusts them too little.