“suspicion” – English explanatory dictionary

noun 1. a feeling that something is wrong, or that someone has committed a crime ○ His actions immediately aroused suspicion on the part of the police. ○ The bank regards his business deals with considerable suspicion. ○ They were arrested on suspicion of exporting stolen goods. □ under suspicion being suspected of a crime ○ Several government ministers are under suspicion after the publication of the diaries. 2. a general feeling that something is going to happen ○ I have a suspicion that he’s coming to see me because he wants to borrow some money. ○ Her suspicions proved to be correct when she saw the wedding announced in the paper.

a scarcely perceptible flavour; as, “There was just a
SUSPICION of oil in the mixture.” _French_, SOUPÇON.

n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspeçon, F. soupçon, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See Suspect, and cf. Suspicious.]
1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence. “Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds, they ever fly by twilight.” Bacon.
2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.] “The features are mild but expressive, with just a suspicion … of saturnine or sarcastic humor.” A. W. Ward. Syn. — Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.

v. t. To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low] South.