suspicion
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
The condition of being suspected.
Uncertainty, doubt.
A trace, or slight indication.
“a suspicion of a smile”
Etymology
From Middle English suspecioun, borrowed from Latin suspīciō, suspīciōnem, from suspicere, from sub- (“up to”) with specere (“to look at”). Perhaps partly through the influence of Old French sospeçon (or rather the Anglo-Norman form suspecioun). Equivalent to suspect + -ion.
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SUSPICION at a glance
SUSPICION has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + S 1 + P 3 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,391 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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