SUSPECT
noun
Definitions
- 1. Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax.
- 2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime. Bacon.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SUSPECT
(adjective)
1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.] Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also. Chaucer.
2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or o...
SUSPECT
(verb)
1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
