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suspicion

/sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/

When used to mean a feeling of guilt, it is often followed by the word "that" (e.g., "a suspicion that..."). When referring to a small amount of something, it is typically used with the preposition "of" (e.g., "a suspicion of garlic"). In most contexts, this word is an uncountable noun, but it can be used as a countable noun when referring to specific individual beliefs.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Maya and Fatima are texting while in different classrooms.
Maya

Ryan just offered to buy me lunch. High suspicion.

Maya
Fatima
Fatima

He's definitely trying to butter you up for a favor.

💡
Maya uses 'suspicion' as a shorthand for her distrust of Ryan's sudden kindness. Fatima responds with the idiom 'butter someone up', meaning to praise or flatter someone to get something from them, which reinforces the theme of suspicion.

Ý nghĩa

noun

A feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an offense or a crime, without certain proof.

"She had a strong suspicion that her colleague was leaking information to the press."

noun

A slight trace or amount of something.

"There was a suspicion of cinnamon in the cake, but it was barely noticeable."

noun

The state of being distrustful or cautious towards someone or something.

"His sudden generosity was viewed with deep suspicion by his rivals."

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