suspicion meaning and definition

SUSPICION noun

Definition of suspicion (noun)

1. an impression that something might be the case
   • "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
   • synonyms: hunch, intuition
2. doubt about someone's honesty
   • synonyms: distrust, misgiving, mistrust
3. the state of being suspected
   • "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
4. being of a suspicious nature
   • "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
   • synonyms: suspiciousness