suspicion

/sə-ˈspi-shən/

Middle English suspecioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin suspicion-, suspicio, from suspicere to suspect

noun

  1. the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust

  2. a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty : doubt

  3. a barely detectable amount : trace

uncertainty doubt dubiety skepticism suspicion mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may range from a falling short of certainty to an almost complete lack of conviction or knowledge especially about an outcome or result. doubt suggests both uncertainty and inability to make a decision.

verb

  1. suspect

idiom

  1. considered to be innocent for certain

They are not above/beyond suspicion.