Suspected

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspected \Sus*pect"ed\, a.
     Distrusted; doubted. -- {Sus*pect"ed*ly}, adv. --
     {Sus*pect"ed*ness}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspected}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Suspecting}.]
     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; to surmise; --
        commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or
        wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
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              Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know
              little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by
              procuring to know more.               --Bacon.
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              From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton.
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     2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without
        proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
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     3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to
        distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison.
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     4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
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     Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suspected
       adj : believed likely; "a suspected thief"; "a suspected
             infection" [ant: {unsuspected}]