suspect
/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ · noun
Meaning
- A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
- To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
- To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
- To believe (someone) to be guilty.
- To have suspicion.
- To look up to; to respect.
- Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
- Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.
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