NOUN | cognition | suspicion, intuition, hunch | an impression that something might be the case |
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cognition | suspicion, misgiving, mistrust, distrust | doubt about someone's honesty | |
state | suspicion | the state of being suspected | |
attribute | suspicion, suspiciousness | being of a suspicious nature |
Sounds | sahspih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An impression that something might be the case. | |
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Synonyms | intuition, hunch | |
Narrower | heart, bosom | The locus of feelings and intuitions |
Broader | impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion | A vague idea in which some confidence is placed |
Spanish | intuición, presentimiento | |
Catalan | intuïció | |
Verbs | suspect | imagine to be the case or true or probable |
Meaning | doubt about someone's honesty. | |
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Synonyms | misgiving, mistrust, distrust | |
Broader | doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | The state of being unsure of something |
Spanish | desconfianza, recelo, sospecha | |
Catalan | desconfiança, recel, sospita | |
Adjectives | suspicious | openly distrustful and unwilling to confide |
Verbs | suspect | regard as untrustworthy |
Meaning | The state of being suspected. | |
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Example | "he tried to shield me from suspicion" | |
Narrower | cloud | suspicion affecting your reputation / reputation |
Broader | hostility, enmity, antagonism | A state of deep-seated ill-will |
Spanish | sospecha | |
Catalan | sospita | |
Verbs | suspect | hold in suspicion |
Meaning | Of a suspicious nature. | |
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Synonym | suspiciousness | |
Broader | distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust | The trait of not trusting others |
Spanish | suspicacia | |
Catalan | suspicàcia |
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