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suspicion

noun [C] (FEELING)
 
 
/səˈspɪʃ.ən/

Definition

B2 a belief or idea that something may be true: [+ that] I have a suspicion that he only asked me out because my brother persuaded him to. She had a nagging/sneaking suspicion that she might have sent the letter to the wrong address.Imagining and conceiving
(Definition of suspicion noun (FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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