| query | A s________ of something is a very small amount of it.A suspicion of something is a very small amount of it. ...large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink. |
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| word | suspicion |
| full-definition | noun Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong. There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing. The police said their suspicions were aroused because Mr Owens had other marks on his body. Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion. ... police arrested nineteen people on suspicion of burglary. If there is suspicion of someone or something, people do not trust them or consider them to be reliable . ...the common British suspicion of psychotherapy. He may have had some suspicions of Michael Foster, the editor of the journal. I was always regarded in the Army with a certain amount of suspicion because of my left-wing tendencies. A suspicion is a feeling that something is probably true or is likely to happen . I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed. Astronomers will have to collect more spectra from these stars to confirm their suspicions. A suspicion of something is a very small amount of it. ...large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink. |
| inflections | suspicions |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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