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Suspicion is the state or act of suspecting something—having a sense that it may be true without knowing with certainty.

Suspicion can also refer to this sense, as in I had a suspicion that I was going to be fired, or an instance of suspecting someone of something, as in My suspicions turned out to be right—they had been stealing from the register.

A suspicion is usually based on something, such as a hunch or some kind of evidence, but the word is typically used in situations in which there is some doubt—when someone suspects something, but isn’t sure.

Suspicion is most commonly used in negative contexts, but this isn’t always the case. For example, you might have a suspicion that someone is planning a surprise party for you.

Suspicion can also refer to a state of mind, as in He’s always been prone to suspicion. To regard something with suspicion is to regard it with distrust.

Sometimes, suspicion refers to the state of being suspected, especially of a crime or other wrongdoing. This sense of the word is often used in phrases like under suspicion and on suspicion of, as in He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

Someone who’s considered highly trustworthy might be described as above suspicion, meaning you would never suspect them of doing anything wrong.

The adjective suspicious can describe a person who has suspicions about others, as in My parents got suspicious when I kept asking whether they’d be home tomorrow, or someone or something that arouses suspicion, as in a suspicious package.

Example: We have suspected it all along, and what happened today confirmed our suspicions.

The first records of the word suspicion come from the 1200s. It comes from the Latin ���ܲ���ī����ō, meaning “distrust,” from the verb suspicere, “to mistrust.”

The word suspect is based on the same root as suspicion (ultimately coming from the Latin specere, meaning “to observe,” or “to keep an eye on”) and is often used in many of the same contexts. To suspect something is to have a suspicion. A person investigated or arrested on suspicion of having committed a crime is called a suspect.

What are some other forms related to suspicion?

• suspicious (adjective)

What are some synonyms for suspicion?

• misgiving
• hunch
• notion
• distrust
• mistrust

What are some words that share a root or word element with suspicion?��

• above suspicion
• suspect
• soupcon

What are some words that often get used in discussing suspicion?

• raise
• arouse
• confirm
• under
• doubt
• crime
• murder
• reasonable

Suspicion is usually (though not always) used in negative contexts, especially ones involving someone doing something wrong. It always implies that what’s being suspected isn’t known for sure.��

i have a suspicion that tik tok was intentionally named to mock our inability to properly manage time while on it. this time warp portal of an app is 100% intentional and they are subliminally rubbing it in our faces.

— lianna (@lianna3125)

As we watched and divided briefly glimpsed body parts by two, we had begun to suspect that there was more than one chick in the nest. Suspicions were confirmed! Two little heads appeared! 🦖🦖🦖

— Dr Gail Barnes (@ZAGrrl)

Hong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists' escape attempt: media

— Reuters (@Reuters)

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Which of the following words can be a synonym of suspicion?��

A. distrust
B. mistrust
C. misgiving
D. all of the above