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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being suspicious in the sense of arousing suspicion. uncountable
2. 2
   being of a suspicious nature wordnet
3. 3
   The state or quality of being suspicious in the sense of being distrustful or tending to suspect. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

apprehensioncautiondiffidencedistrustdistrustfulnessdoubt

Etymology

From suspicious + -ness.

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