suspect
/səspˈɛkt/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- imagine to be the case or true or probable
“I suspect he is a fugitive” - regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
- hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
“The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
adjective
- not as expected
“there was something fishy about the accident”
noun
- someone who is under suspicion
- a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
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