- suspicion
- n.suspectingmistrust
1) to arouse, cause, create, evoke, sow, stir (a) suspicion
2) to entertain, harbor, have a suspicion
3) to confirm a suspicion
4) to cast suspicion on
5) to allay, dispel suspicion
6) a groundless, unfounded suspicion
7) a lingering, lurking; slight, sneaking; strong; vague suspicion
8) a suspicion about, of (there was some suspicion about her motives)
9) suspicion falls on smb.
10) a suspicion that + clause (these events confirmed my strong suspicion that he is guilty)
11) above suspicion ('not suspected')
12) on suspicion of (arrested on suspicion of murder)
13) under suspicion ('suspected')
14) (misc.) a cloud of suspicion
slight trace15) a suspicion of (not even the slightest suspicion of scandal)
* * *[sə'spɪ(ə)n]createdispel suspicionevokeharborhave a suspicionlurkingsneakingsowstir (a) suspicionstrongvague suspicionof (there was some suspicion about her motives)(misc.) a cloud of suspicion['suspecting'] ['mistrust'] to arouse. causea groundless. unfounded suspiciona lingeringa suspicion aboutto allayto cast suspicion onto confirm a suspicionto entertainsuspicion falls on smb.above suspicion ('not suspected')under suspicion ('suspected')on suspicion of (arrested on suspicion of murder)['slight trace'] a suspicion of (not even the slightest suspicion of scandal)a suspicion that + clause (these events confirmed my strong suspicion that he is guilty)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.