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Definition of Suspect

1. Adjective. Not as expected. "Suspicious behavior"

2. Verb. Imagine to be the case or true or probable. "I surmised that the butler did it"

3. Noun. Someone who is under suspicion.

4. Verb. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in. "They want to suspect the prisoners "

5. Noun. A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.

6. Verb. Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty. "They suspect him to write the letter"; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

Definition of Suspect

1. a. Suspicious; inspiring distrust.

2. n. Suspicion.

3. v. t. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.

4. v. i. To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.

Definition of Suspect

1. Verb. (transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone). ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To have suspicion. ¹

5. Noun. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime. ¹

6. Adjective. To be viewed with suspicion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Suspect

1. to think guilty on slight evidence [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suspect

suscitation suscribe suses sushi sushi bar sushi bars sushi roll sushi rolls sushilike sushimi

sushis susliks susoharai susotori suspect (current term) suspectable suspected suspecter suspecters suspectful

suspecting suspection suspective suspectless suspector suspectors suspects suspence suspences

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