suspect

1. a. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. Source: opted

2. a. Suspected; distrusted. Source: opted

3. a. Suspicion. Source: opted

4. a. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime. Source: opted

5. v. t. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. Source: opted

6. v. t. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation. Source: opted

7. v. t. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Source: opted

8. v. t. To look up to; to respect. Source: opted

9. v. i. To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious. Source: opted

10. adj. not as expected Source: wordnet

11. n. someone who is under suspicion Source: wordnet

12. n. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused Source: wordnet

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