suspicion
suspicion (sə-spĭshʹən) noun
1. The act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof.
2. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing.
3. A state of uncertainty; doubt. See synonyms at uncertainty.
4. A minute amount; trace.
verb, transitive
suspicioned, suspicioning, suspicions
Non-Standard.
To suspect.
[Middle English, alteration (influenced by Old French suspicion, from Latin suspīciō, suspīciōn-, from suspicere, to watch), of suspecioun, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French sospeçon, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, from suspectus past participle of suspicere, to watch. See suspect.]
suspiʹcional adjective