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Synonyms
sus·pi·cion (sə-spĭsh́ən)

[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Old French suspicion), of suspecioun, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, from suspectus past participle of suspicere, to watch; see suspect.]

noun 

  1. The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof.
  2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing.
  3. A state of uncertainty; doubt. See synonyms at uncertainty
  4. A minute amount or slight indication; a trace.

transitive verb: -cioned, -cion·ing, -cions. 

Nonstandard
To suspect.

derivatives

sus·pícion·al
adjective