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suspicion

noun · /səˈspɪʃən/ · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does suspicion mean?

suspicion (noun): the act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

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/səˈspɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.

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What does “suspicion” mean?

the act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong

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permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access

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the character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice

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