The trait of not trusting others; SYN. distrustfulness, mistrust.

ETYM Old Eng. suspecioun, Old Fren. souspeçon, French soupçon, Latin suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming highly, suspicion, from suspicere to look up, to esteem, to mistrust. Related to Suspect, Suspicious.
1. Being of a suspicious nature; SYN. suspiciousness.
2. The state of being suspected.

State of being suspicious, state of being distrustful

To regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in; SYN. mistrust, suspect.

1. To have no trust or confidence in; suspect
2. To doubt the truth, validity, or effectiveness of
3. Surmise
4. To be suspicious

1. To hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty.
2. To imagine to be true or to be the case
3. To imagine to be true; SYN. surmise.
4. To believe guilty.
5. To suspect to be false; SYN. distrust, doubt.