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suspicion

/səsˈpɪʃən/suh-SPIH-shuhn
/səsˈpɪʃən/suh-SPIH-shuhn

Meaningto suspect

Common meaning: a feeling that something is wrong

Journey through time

  1. Latinsuspicere‘to suspect’source
  2. Latinsuspicionemsource
  3. Old Frenchsuspeccionsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto suspect → a feeling that something is wrongsuspicion‘a feeling that something is wrong’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin suspicere ‘to suspect’.

Roots

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