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    sus·pect
    verb[səˈspek(t)]
    suspect (verb) · suspects (third person present) · suspected (past tense) · suspected (past participle) · suspecting (present participle)
    1. have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof:
      "if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light" · "she suspected that he might be bluffing"
      • believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof:
        "parents suspected of child abuse"
    2. doubt the genuineness or truth of:
      "a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect"
    noun[ˈsəsˌpek(t)]
    suspect (noun) · suspects (plural noun)
    1. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense:
      "the police have arrested a suspect"
    adjective[ˈsəsˌpek(t)]
    suspect (adjective)
    1. not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false:
      "a suspect package was found on the platform"
    Origin
    Middle English (originally as an adjective): from Latin suspectus ‘mistrusted’, past participle of suspicere, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.
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    verb
    1. have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof:
      have a suspicion
      have a feeling
      be inclined to think
      think it probable/likely
      have a sneaking feeling
      have a hunch
      be of the opinion
      be afraid
      have a foreboding
      Opposite:
      • believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof:
        regard as guilty
        think to be guilty
        regard as a wrongdoer
    2. doubt the genuineness or truth of:
      have doubts about
      harbor suspicions about
      have misgivings about
      be skeptical about
      have qualms about
      be suspicious of
      be wary of
      feel chary about
      feel uneasy about
      have/harbor reservations about
      have a funny feeling about
      smell a rat about
    noun
    1. a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense:
      suspected person
    adjective
    1. not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false:
     
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