English-Thai Dictionary

suspicion

N ความ คลางแคลงใจ  ความระแวง  ความสงสัย  ความหวาดระแวง  ความไม่ไว้วางใจ  distrust doubt mistrust wariness kwam-krang-kreng-jai

 

suspicion

N ร่องรอย  สิ่ง ที่ บอกเป็นนัย  รอย แต้ม เล็กน้อย  hint trace tinge rong-roi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUSPICION

n.[L. suspicio. See Suspect. ] The act of suspecting; the imagination of the existence of something without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence at all. Suspicion often proceeds from the apprehension of evil; it is the offspring or companion of jealousy. Suspicions among thoughts, are like bats among birds; they ever fly by twilight.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUSPICION

Sus *pi "cion, n. Etym: [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspeçon, F. soupçon, L.suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See Suspect, and cf. Suspicious. ]

 

1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful ) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence. Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds, they ever fly by twilight. Bacon.

 

2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq. ] The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion. .. of saturnine or sarcastic humor. A. W. Ward.

 

Syn. -- Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.

 

SUSPICION

SUSPICION Sus *pi "cion, v. t.

 

Defn: To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low ] South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

suspicion

sus pi cion |səˈspiSHən səˈspɪʃən | ▶noun 1 a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true: she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her. • a feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant action: police would not say what aroused their suspicions | he was arrested on suspicion of murder. • cautious distrust: her activities were regarded with suspicion by the headmistress. 2 a very slight trace of something: a suspicion of a smile. PHRASES above suspicion too obviously good or honest to be thought capable of wrongdoing. under suspicion thought to be guilty of wrongdoing. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suspeciun, from medieval Latin suspectio (n- ), from suspicere ‘mistrust. ’ The change in the second syllable was due to association with Old French suspicion (from Latin suspicio (n- ) ‘suspicion ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

suspicion

sus |pi ¦cion |səˈspɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true: she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her. • a feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant action: police would not say what aroused their suspicions | [ mass noun ] : he was arrested on suspicion of murder. 2 [ mass noun ] cautious distrust: her activities were regarded with suspicion by the headmistress. 3 a very slight trace: a suspicion of a smile. PHRASES above suspicion too obviously good or honest to be thought capable of wrongdoing. under suspicion thought to be guilty of wrongdoing. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suspeciun, from medieval Latin suspectio (n- ), from suspicere ‘mistrust ’. The change in the second syllable was due to association with Old French suspicion (from Latin suspicio (n- )‘suspicion ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

suspicion

suspicion noun 1 she had a suspicion that he didn't like her: intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, hunch, fancy, notion, supposition, belief, idea, theory; presentiment, premonition; informal gut feeling, sixth sense. 2 I confronted him with my suspicions: misgiving, doubt, qualm, reservation, hesitation, question; skepticism, uncertainty, distrust, mistrust. 3 wine with a suspicion of soda: trace, touch, suggestion, hint, soupçon, tinge, shade, whiff, bit, drop, dash, taste, jot, mite.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

suspicion

suspicion noun 1 she had a strong suspicion that he did not like her: intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, surmise, guess, conjecture, speculation, hunch, fancy, notion, supposition, view, belief, idea, conclusion, theory, thesis, hypothesis; presentiment, premonition; informal gut feeling, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, sixth sense. ANTONYMS certainty. 2 I confronted him with my suspicions and he admitted everything: misgiving, doubt, qualm, wariness, chariness, reservation, hesitation, scepticism, lack of faith, uncertainty, question, question mark, leeriness, distrust, mistrust. 3 it tasted like wine with a suspicion of bitters: trace, touch, suggestion, hint, soupçon, tinge, shade, whisper, whiff, bit, trifle, drop, dash, tincture, sprinkling, breath, taste, scent, shadow, glimmer, scintilla, speck, smack, jot, mite, iota, tittle, whit.

 

French Dictionary

suspicion

suspicion n. f. nom féminin Méfiance à l ’égard de la franchise, de l ’imminence de quelqu ’un. SYNONYME défiance . Note Orthographique suspi c ion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

suspicion

sus pi cion /səspɪ́ʃ (ə )n /→suspect 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U «…に対する » 疑惑 , 嫌疑 , 容疑 «about , against , for » ▸ arouse [confirm ] A's suspicion Aに疑惑を生じさせる [強めさせる ]▸ be arrested on suspicion of car theft [having stolen a car ]車の窃盗容疑で逮捕される ▸ under suspicion 疑いをかけられて ▸ have suspicions about A's death Aの死に疑惑を抱く 2 U C «…に対する » 不信感 , 疑念 «of » ▸ have a deep suspicion of A Aに強い不信感を覚える 3 C «…ではないかという » 感じ , 思い «(that )節 » ; «…らしいとの » 疑い , 考え «of » (!通例好ましくない事柄に用いる ) ▸ I have a sneaking suspicion that he is lying to me .私は彼がうそをついているのではとひそかに思っている ▸ We didn't have the slightest suspicion of her fault .私たちは彼女に過失があろうなどとは思ってもみなかった (!否定的に疑うdoubtとの違いに注意; We didn't have the slightest doubt about her fault. では, 彼女の過失を確信していたことになる ) 4 ｟かたい書 ｠〖単数形で; しばしば a ～ of A 〗わずかな [ほんの少しの ]A , Aの気配 ▸ a suspicion of a smile [humor ]かすかな笑み [ちょっとしたユーモア ]above [beyond ] susp í cion 疑う余地の全くない .