suspicion:1
noun14th century{ds||1|a|}
- the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
- a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty : doubt
- a barely detectable amount : trace
suspicion:2
verb
suspicion
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circa 1637
- suspect
above/beyond suspicion
idiom
above/beyond suspicion
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- considered to be innocent for certain
on suspicion of
idiom
on suspicion of
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- due to being suspected of (a crime)
under a cloud of suspicion
idiom
under a cloud of suspicion
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- believed by others to have done something wrong
under suspicion
idiom
under suspicion
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- thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected
the finger of blame/suspicion
noun phrase
the finger of blame/suspicion
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- —used with words such as point or direct to say that someone is being blamed or suspected
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