Suspicions

/səˈspɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Feelings that someone has done something wrong or that something is not quite right, without having proof.

Etymology

From Latin 'suspicere' meaning 'to look up at' or 'to look at closely' (sub- = under, specere = to look). The meaning evolved because looking closely at something creates doubt and suspicion about its nature.

Kelly Says

The word suspicion literally comes from 'looking up at' something closely—so when you suspect someone, you're mentally 'looking closely' at them, examining them with doubt and distrust!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥንተኛ
tin-ten-nya
ARالعربية
شكوك
sh-koo-k
BNবাংলা
অনুমান
a-nu-ma-an
CACatalà
sospites
soh-speh-tes
CSČeština
podezření
po-deh-z-re-ni
DADansk
mistænkelser
miss-ten-kel-ser
DEDeutsch
Verdachtsmomente
fer-dachts-mo-men-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
συγκλονισμοί
si-k-lo-ni-smoi
ESEspañol
sospechas
soh-speh-chahs
FAفارسی
شک
shek
FISuomi
epäilykset
eh-pa-i-lykset
FRFrançais
soupçons
soo-psohn
GUGU
શંકા
shan-ka
HAHA
shakka
shakka
HEעברית
підозри
pi-doz-ri
HIहिन्दी
संदेह
san-deh
HUMagyar
gyanakvók
gyan-ak-vohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecemasan
keh-ceh-ma-san
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
sospetti
soh-speh-tee
JA日本語
疑念
gi-nen
KKKK
керемет
ke-re-met
KMKM
ស្វាយ
s-way
KO한국어
의심
ui-sim
MRMR
शंका
shan-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
khabar
kha-bar
MYမြန်မာ
စကား
ska-war
NLNederlands
vermoedens
ver-mo-den-sen
NONorsk
mistanker
miss-tan-ker
PAPA
ਸ਼ੱਕ
shak
PLPolski
podejrzenia
po-deh-zh-ne-nya
PTPortuguês
suspeitas
soo-speh-i-tahs
RORomână
suspiciuni
soo-spe-thee-oo-nee
RUРусский
подозрения
pa-doh-zre-niya
SVSvenska
misstankar
miss-tan-kar
SWKiswahili
shaka
sha-ka
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ha-m
THไทย
สงสัย
song-sai
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lang-an
TRTürkçe
şüpheler
shü-peh-ler
UKУкраїнська
підозри
pi-doz-ri
URاردو
شبہات
sheh-ba-at
VITiếng Việt
nghi ngờ
nghi-ng-gor
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀yà
awon eh-ya
ZH中文
怀疑
huáiyí
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-lo

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