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   suspicious

   /səˈspɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives" Similar doubtfulunsuredubiouswarycharyscepticaldistrustfulmistrustfuldisbelievinghaving reservationsapprehensivecynicaljaundicedinformal:iffyOpposite trustfultrusting
   • ▪ causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous: "they are not treating the fire as suspicious" Similar disreputableunsavourydubioussuspectguilty-lookingdishonest-lookingstrange-lookingqueer-lookingfunny-lookingslipperyinformal:shiftyshadydodgyquestionableoddstrangedubiousirregularqueerfunnydoubtfulnot quite rightunder suspicionmysteriousmurkydarkcriminaldishonestcorruptinformal:fishyshadydodgyOpposite uprightordinaryinnocent
   • ▪ having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity: "police were called when staff became suspicious"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) (see suspicion).

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   • 1. suspiciousness noun

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   What does the term 'suspicious' mean?

   • In this context, 'suspicious' means that the test results are not definitive but raise concern for cancer. All of my test (ultrasound and FNB) came back inconclusive and suspicious for cancer. My doctor recommended surgery to remove the nodule because it was big (5.5cm).

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   Why do people look suspicious at night?

   • Suspicious behavior inspires distrust. Prancing around your backyard in a trench coat and fake mustache during daylight might elicit weird looks from your neighbors; do it at night, though, so that your silhouette glides past their windows, and what appeared innocent enough hours before will quickly transition to suspicious.

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   What does it mean when a colleague becomes suspicious?

   • His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply / highly (= very) suspicious of one another/ of each other's motives. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).

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   What does suspicion mean?

   • 1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful. 3. full of or feeling suspicion. 4. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. sus•pi′cious•ness, n.

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     suspicious translate: sospitós, suspicaç, recelós. Learn...

   • Suspicious: French Translation

     SUSPICIOUS translate: soupçonneux/-euse, méfiant/-ante,...

   • Suspicious: Italian Translation

     SUSPICIOUS translate: sospetto, sospettoso, sospettoso,...

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     RETICENCE definition: 1. an unwillingness to do something or...

   • Suspicious in Japanese

     SUSPICIOUS translate: 不審な, 疑わしい, 疑い深い, 疑（うたが）っている, 怪（あや）しい....

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   Definitions of suspicious. adjective. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. synonyms: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. not as expected. “ suspicious behavior” synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect. questionable. subject to question. Pronunciation. US. /səˈspɪʃəs/ UK. /səsˈpɪʃəs/

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