suspicion

noun

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

The condition of being suspected.

Uncertainty, doubt.

The imagining of something without evidence.

A trace, or slight indication.

verb

(dialect) To suspect; to have suspicions.

Roots

subsus- · Latin · under, below specio-spic · Latin · look, see

Words related to suspicion

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Where does suspicion come from?

The word suspicion breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sus-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -spic, from Latin specio (“look, see”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.