SUSPICION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of suspicion – Learner’s Dictionary

suspicion
noun
uk
/səˈspɪʃən/
us

suspicion noun (ABOUT SOMEONE)

B2
a feeling or belief that someone has done something wrong:
They were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing.
Several members of staff are under suspicion of stealing money.

suspicion noun (ABOUT SOMETHING)

B2
an idea that something may be true:
[ + (that) ] I had a sneaking suspicion that the two events might be connected.

(Definition of suspicion from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of suspicion

in Chinese (Traditional)
認為可能, 懷疑,猜想, 認為有罪…
in Chinese (Simplified)
认为可能, 怀疑,猜想, 认为有罪…
in Spanish
sospecha, sospecha [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
suspeita, receio, suspeita [feminine]…
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संशय…
(~ではないかと)思うこと, 疑惑, 嫌疑…
kuşku, şüphe, vesvese…
soupçon [masculine], défiance [feminine], soupçon…
sospita…
verdenking, zweem…
ஏதோ உண்மையாக இருக்கலாம் என்ற நம்பிக்கை அல்லது யோசனை, யாரோ ஒரு குற்றம் செய்ததாக அல்லது ஏதாவது தவறு செய்ததாக ஒரு உணர்வு அல்லது நம்பிக்கை…
आशंका, संदेह, शक…
આશંકા, શંકા, સંશય…
mistanke, antydning…
misstänksamhet, misstro, misstanke…
rasa syak, unsur…
der Argwohn, die Spur…
mistanke [masculine], mistenksomhet [masculine], mistanke…
شک, بے اعتباری, بدگمانی…
підозріння, підозра, присмак…
подозрение, предположение…
ఎవరైనా నేరం చేశారనే లేదా తప్పు చేశారనే భావన లేదా నమ్మకం…
شَكّ, ريبة…
সন্দেহ…
podezření, náznak…
kecurigaan, tanda-tanda…
ความคลางแคลงใจ, ร่องรอย…
sự nghi ngờ, sự bị nghi ngờ, một thoáng…
podejrzenie, przeczucie, odrobina…
의심, 혐의…
sospetto, traccia, pizzico…
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