suspicious

English

Etymology

From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈspɪ.ʃəs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪʃəs

Adjective

suspicious (comparative more suspicious, superlative most suspicious)

(passive sense) Arousing suspicion.
His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
(active sense) Distrustful or tending to suspect.
I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
Expressing suspicion
She gave me a suspicious look.

Synonyms

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questionable
doubtful

Derived terms

non-suspicious, nonsuspicious
suspiciously
suspiciousness

Related terms

suspect
suspicion
unsuspecting

Translations

arousing suspicion

Belarusian: падазро́ны (padazróny)
Bulgarian: подозри́телен (bg) (podozrítelen), съмни́телен (bg) (sǎmnítelen)
Catalan: sospitós (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可疑的
Czech: podezřelý (cs) m
Danish: mistænkelig
Finnish: epäilyttävä (fi)
French: suspect (fr) m
Galician: sospeitoso m
German: verdächtig (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ὑπόπτης (hupóptēs)
Hungarian: gyanús (hu)
Italian: sospettoso, ambiguo (it), losco (it)

Japanese: 怪しい (ja) (あやしい, ayashii); (formal) 不審 (ふしん, fushin)
Latin: suspicax
Macedonian: сомнителен (somnitelen)
Maori: ohiti, ohitu
Norwegian: suspekt
Bokmål: mistenkelig
Nynorsk: mistenkjeleg
Polish: podejrzany (pl)
Portuguese: suspeito (pt)
Romanian: suspect (ro), dubios (ro)
Russian: подозри́тельный (ru) (podozrítelʹnyj), сомни́тельный (ru) (somnítelʹnyj)
Spanish: sospechoso (es)
Swedish: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: підозрі́лий (pidozrílyj)

distrustful

Armenian: կասկածամիտ (hy) (kaskacamit)
Catalan: suspicaç
Czech: podezřívavý m, podezíravý m
Danish: mistænksom
Dutch: achterdochtig (nl)
Finnish: epäilevä (fi), epäluuloinen (fi)
French: méfiant (fr), soupçonneux (fr)
German: misstrauisch (de)
Greek:
Ancient: καχύποπτος (kakhúpoptos)
Hungarian: gyanakvó (hu)
Irish: amhrasach, inamhrais
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 怪しい (ja) (あやしい, ayashii)

Latin: alienus (la)
Macedonian: сомничав (somničav)
Maori: matakana, hihira, hoto, pāihi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mistenksom (no)
Nynorsk: mistenksam
Polish: podejrzliwy (pl), nieufny (pl)
Portuguese: desconfiado (pt)
Romanian: suspicios (ro)
Russian: подозри́тельный (ru) (podozrítelʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: amharasach
Spanish: suspicaz (es), desconfiado (es)
Swedish: please add this translation if you can

expressing suspicion

Catalan: suspicaç
Czech: podezřívavý m, podezíravý m
Danish: mistænksom
Finnish: epäilevä (fi), epäluuloinen (fi)
French: suspicieux (fr), soupçonneux (fr)
German: misstrauisch (de)
Hungarian: gyanakvó (hu)
Indonesian: curiga (id)
Italian: diffidente

Japanese: 疑いの (ja) (utagai no), 怪しむよう (ayashimu yō)
Macedonian: сомничав (somničav)
Maori: tūpato
Portuguese: suspeitoso
Romanian: suspicios (ro)
Russian: подозри́тельный (ru) (podozrítelʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: amharasach
Spanish: sospechoso (es)

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} wantrouwend (nl)

Telugu: ^{(please verify)} అనుమానాస్పదం (anumānāspadaṃ)