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Word entry · 9 letters

suspicion

Best crossword clue

"Mistrust"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /səˈspɪʃ.ən/Part of speech nounSorted ciinopssuStarts with SEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. being of a suspicious nature

Word origin

From Middle English suspecioun, borrowed from Latin suspīciō, suspīciōnem, from suspicere, from sub- (“up to”) with specere (“to look at”). Perhaps partly through the influence of Old French sospeçon (or rather the Anglo-Norman form suspecioun). Equivalent to suspect + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
  • "When it comes to strangers with guns," I told her, "I think suspicion is more likely to keep you alive than trust."
  • a suspicion of a smile

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Mistrust9 letters
02Doubtful feeling9 letters

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