What part of speech is suspicion?

Suspicion can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. suspicion is a verb, present, 1st person singular of suspicion (infinitive).
  • 2. suspicion is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. suspicion is a noun, singular of suspicions.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does suspicion mean?

Definitions

Verb

suspicion - To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.

Noun

suspicion - being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
suspicion - the state of being suspected; "he tried to shield me from suspicion"
suspicion - doubt about someone's honesty
suspicion - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

Examples of suspicion

#   Sentence  
1. noun He tried to shield me from suspicion.
2. noun The suspicion was founded on many false premises, and there was no reliable publicly known evidence indicating his guilt.
3. noun Given the regrettable leaks that he was under suspicion, it is only fair that the FBI leak with equal enthusiasm the fact that Dr. Hatfill has now been dropped as a suspect if and when that proves to be the case.
4. noun In some way I had excited the suspicion of Lopez, the secretary.
5. noun Compounding this is the well-based suspicion that Syria has perhaps the most advanced chemical weapons capability in the Persian Gulf.
6. noun Suspicion is destructive of friendship.
7. noun No suspicion may be attached to the accountant.
8. noun Such conduct will give rise to suspicion.
9. noun Such words will give rise to suspicion.
10. noun Talk like that will raise suspicion.
11. noun Joe purged himself of the suspicion.
12. noun Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
13. noun This aroused her suspicion.
14. noun Tom's acknowledgement that he stole the ring cleared the maid of suspicion.
15. noun I had a suspicion that he would leave me.
Sentence  
noun
He tried to shield me from suspicion.
The suspicion was founded on many false premises, and there was no reliable publicly known evidence indicating his guilt.
Given the regrettable leaks that he was under suspicion, it is only fair that the FBI leak with equal enthusiasm the fact that Dr. Hatfill has now been dropped as a suspect if and when that proves to be the case.
In some way I had excited the suspicion of Lopez, the secretary.
Compounding this is the well-based suspicion that Syria has perhaps the most advanced chemical weapons capability in the Persian Gulf.
Suspicion is destructive of friendship.
No suspicion may be attached to the accountant.
Such conduct will give rise to suspicion.
Such words will give rise to suspicion.
Talk like that will raise suspicion.
Joe purged himself of the suspicion.
Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
This aroused her suspicion.
Tom's acknowledgement that he stole the ring cleared the maid of suspicion.
I had a suspicion that he would leave me.

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