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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. Slight degree; suggestion; hint.
  3. v. t. To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.
  4. n. an impression that something might be the case
  5. n. doubt about someone's honesty
  6. n. the state of being suspected
  7. n. being of a suspicious nature
  8. n:100 n. the state of being suspected n. being of a suspicious nature