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Definition of: suspicion
(sə·spish′ən) noun
1. Conjecture; doubt; mistrust; imagining something wrong without proof or clear evidence.
2. Colloq. The least particle, as of a flavor. See synonyms under DOUBT.
—v.t. Dial. To suspect. [<AF suspecioun, OF sospeçon <Med. L suspectio, -onis <L suspicere. See SUSPECT.]
—sus·pi′cion·al adjective
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