suspicious B2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #2839 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel that something is wrong or dishonest. His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police. 2 adj Feeling that you cannot trust someone or something. She was suspicious of his sudden kindness. 3 adj Showing that you do not trust someone. She gave me a suspicious look. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · making you feel that... questionable 2 adj · feeling that you cannot... doubtfulleerywary Word family Derived forms non-suspiciousnonsuspicioussussuspiciouslysuspiciousness Related forms oddstrangesussuspectsuspicionunsuspecting Common collocations suspicious stranger Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus. *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suspicious **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 2839 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel that something is wrong or dishonest. 2. Feeling that you cannot trust someone or something. 3. Showing that you do not trust someone. ## Examples - His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police. - She was suspicious of his sudden kindness. - She gave me a suspicious look. ## Derived Forms - non-suspicious - nonsuspicious - sus - suspiciously - suspiciousness ## Related Forms - odd - strange - sus - suspect - suspicion - unsuspecting ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *speḱ- ## Etymology From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus. ## AI Etymology Suspicious is from Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus. In present-day use, it can mean making you feel that something is wrong or dishonest, or feeling that you cannot trust someone or something. Derived formations include non-suspicious, nonsuspicious, sus, suspiciously, suspiciousness. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown