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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSuspicion
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true, especially without proof.
"He had a lingering suspicion that she was not telling him the whole truth." - 2
A slight trace or impression of something.
"The sauce has just a suspicion of garlic."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French suspicion, stemming from the Latin suspicio, meaning 'mistrust' or 'distrust', which is based on suspicere 'to look at from below' or 'to mistrust', combining sub- 'from below' + specere 'to look'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suspicion" is said worldwide
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soupçon
Transliteration: soupçon
"Il avait des soupçons sur ses intentions."
Verdacht
Transliteration: Verdacht
"Die Polizei hat einen Verdacht geäußert."
sospetto
Transliteration: sospetto
"Ho un forte sospetto su di lui."
sospecha
Transliteration: sospecha
"La policía investiga al hombre bajo sospecha de robo."
suspeita
Transliteration: suspeita
"A polícia prendeu o homem sob suspeita de furto."
शक
Transliteration: shak
"मुझे उसकी ईमानदारी पर शक है।"
怀疑
Transliteration: huáiyí
"他对这个陌生人充满了怀疑。"
의심
Transliteration: uisim
"그녀는 그의 행동에 의심을 품었다."
疑い
Transliteration: utagai
"警察はその男を疑いの目で見た。"
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