Definition of "suspicion" []

• The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof. (noun)
• The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing. (noun)
• A state of uncertainty; doubt. See Synonyms at uncertainty. (noun)
• A minute amount or slight indication; a trace. (noun)
• Nonstandard To suspect. (verb-transitive)

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• "My main suspicion is that it's the weather changing - specifically the higher pressure."
• "The prudence of these worthy friends they term suspicion, and their experience dotage."
• "His erect position in itself started to drive the webs of suspicion from the dog's mind; and when he spoke peremptorily, with the sound of whip-lashes in his voice, the dog rendered its customary allegiance and came to him."