What is the correct spelling of suspicion?
Correct spelling for the English word “suspicion” is [səspˈɪʃən], [səspˈɪʃən], [s_ə_s_p_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n] (IPA phonetic alphabet).
What is another word for suspicious?
SYNONYMS FOR suspicious
1 suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2 mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.
What does suspicion mean?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : 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.
What is a word for a suspicious person?
1 apprehensive, distrustful, doubtful, jealous, leery (slang) mistrustful, sceptical, suspecting, unbelieving, wary.
What is a word for not suspicious?
1 apprehensive, distrustful, doubtful, jealous, leery (slang) mistrustful, sceptical, suspecting, unbelieving, wary. 2 dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal) doubtful, dubious, fishy (informal) funny, irregular, of doubtful honesty, open to doubt or misconstruction, queer, questionable, shady (informal) suspect.
What is the prefix for suspicious?
There is no suffix or prefix attached in the word ‘Suspicious‘.
What is the short form of suspicious?
Abbreviation for Suspicious:
| 3 | SUS | suspicious Slang, Internet Slang |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | SUS | Suspicious Cell, Cytology, Cell Biology |
| 1 | Susp. | Suspicious Law Enforcement, Government |
What is the verb of suspicious?
suspect. (transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof. (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone). (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
When was the word suspicious first used?
suspicious (adj.)
Meaning “full of suspicion, inclined to suspect” in English is attested from c. 1400. Poe (c. 1845) proposed suspectful to take one of the two conflicting senses.
What does clutching mean?
to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain: Silent and pale, she clutched (onto) her mother’s hand. Clutching the money to his chest, he hurried to the bank.
What is the opposite of suspicious?
Antonyms for suspicious
believable, thoughtless, undoubting, heedless, palpable, certain, confident, trustworthy, incautious, convinced, believing, unquestionable, trusting, innocent, trusty, sure, undoubted, uncareful, Indubious, inattentive, rash, careless.
Is suspicion an emotion?
Suspicion is a cognition of mistrust in which a person doubts the honesty of another person or believes another person to be guilty of some type of wrongdoing or crime, but without sure proof. Suspicion can also be aroused in response to objects that negatively differ from an expected idea.
What is suspicious jealousy?
a type of jealousy in which a person fears the loss of a valued relationship to a rival even though the person’s partner has not misbehaved and there is no factual basis for this worry.