Meanings
nounsuspection (countable and uncountable, plural suspections)
plural suspections
- countablenonstandardobsoleteuncountablesuspicion
Origin
- Middle Frenchsuspeccion, suspection
- Latinsuspectiō
- Middle Englishsuspeccion, suspeccioun, suspeccyon, suspectyon, susspeccioun
- Englishsuspection
From Middle English suspeccion, suspeccioun, suspeccyon, suspectyon, susspeccioun, from Latin suspectiō and Middle French suspeccion, suspection. Doublet of soupçon. By surface analysis, suspect + -ion.
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APA
suspection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspection
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“suspection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspection. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suspection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspection.
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