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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] suspecioun, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] suspicion-, suspicio, from suspicere to suspect — more at suspect |
*Date: 14th century | *Date: 14th century | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:47, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English suspecioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspicion-, suspicio, from suspicere to suspect — more at suspect
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
1 a : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust
- b : a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty : doubt
2 : a barely detectable amount : trace <just a suspicion of garlic>
Synonym
see uncertainty, doubt
