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 : doubt
2 : a barely detectable amount : trace <just a suspicion of garlic>

synonyms see uncertainty