Main Entry:

¹sus·pi·cion

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈspi-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English suspecioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspicion-, suspicio, from suspicere to suspect — more at suspect

Date:

14th century

1 a: the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust b: a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty : doubt2: a barely detectable amount : trace <just a suspicion of garlic>

synonyms see uncertainty