suspicion
an impression that something might be the case
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,613 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,225 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an impression that something might be the case also: intuition, hunch he had an intuition that something had gone wrong
- doubt about someone's honesty also: misgiving, mistrust, distrust
- the state of being suspected he tried to shield me from suspicion
- being of a suspicious nature also: suspiciousness his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage
suspicion in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now that security was removed—and the air seemed rife with suspicion.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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And in fact never had the slightest suspicion arisen in his mind.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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His slow movements aroused her suspicion, and in another moment the awful truth was out.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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If you’re in earnest--you force a suspicion on me which I would rather not feel.
Man and Wife · Wilkie Collins · Chapter 1
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Any suspicion of mystification or of fraud was averted by the name of the acting representative of the Executive Committee.
Freeland: A Social Anticipation · Theodor Hertzka · Chapter 1