Definitions for suspectsəˈspɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. suspect(noun)

    someone who is under suspicion

  2. defendant, suspect(adj)


  3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious(verb)

    not as expected


  4. suspect, surmise(verb)

    imagine to be the case or true or probable


  5. distrust, mistrust, suspect(verb)


  6. suspect(verb)

    hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty



  1. suspect(Noun)

    A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

    Round up the usual suspects. uE000146841uE001 Casablanca

  2. suspect(Verb)

    To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.

    I suspect his theory.

  3. suspect(Verb)

    To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    I suspect him of lying.

  4. suspect(Verb)

    To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    If you asked me who the thief is, I would suspect him.

  5. suspect(Verb)

    To have suspicion.

  6. suspect(Adjective)

    To be viewed with suspicion.

    The figures in these accounts look suspect uE000146842uE001 I think someone has been cooking the books.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Suspect(adj)

    suspicious; inspiring distrust

  2. Suspect(adj)

    suspected; distrusted

  3. Suspect(adj)


  4. Suspect(adj)

    one who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime

  5. Suspect(verb)


  6. Suspect(verb)


  7. Suspect(verb)


  8. Suspect(verb)

    to look up to; to respect

  9. Suspect(verb)

    to imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious

  10. Origin: [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]


  1. Suspect

    In the law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often incorrectly use the word suspect when referring to the perpetrator of the offense. The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc. --the person who actually committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect is not known to have committed the offense, while the perpetrator—who may not yet have been suspected of the crime, and is thus not necessarily a suspect—is the one who actually did. The suspect may be a different person from the perpetrator, or there may have been no actual crime, which would mean there is no perpetrator. A common error in police reports is a witness description of the suspect. Frequently it is stated that police are looking for the suspect, when there is no suspect; the police could be looking for a suspect, but they are surely looking for the perpetrator, and very often it is impossible to tell from such a police report whether there is a suspect or not. Possibly because of the misuse of suspect to mean perpetrator, police in the early 21st century began to use person of interest, possible suspect, and even possible person of interest, to mean suspect.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. suspect

    1. In counterdrug operations, a track of interest where correlating information actually ties the track of interest to alleged illegal drug operations. See also counterdrug operations; track of interest. 2. An identity applied to a track that is potentially hostile because of its characteristics, behavior, origin, or nationality. See also assumed friend; hostile; neutral; unknown.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4839

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2302

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Nouns Frequency: #2663

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'suspect' in Verbs Frequency: #471

Translations for suspect

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • verdagteAfrikaans
  • مشتبه فيهArabic
  • sospitar, sospitósCatalan, Valencian
  • podezírat, podezřelý, podezřívatCzech
  • suspektDanish
  • misstrauen, verdächtigen, verdächtig, Verdächtige, Verdacht, Verdächtiger, vermutenGerman
  • ύποπτος, υποπτεύομαι, ύποπτηGreek
  • sospecharSpanish
  • مشکوکPersian
  • epäillä, epäiltyFinnish
  • soupçonnerFrench
  • gyanakszik, gyanakodik, gyanúsítHungarian
  • կասկածյալArmenian
  • sospettareItalian
  • 疑うJapanese
  • 의심하다Korean
  • претпоставува, сомнителна, се сомнева, осомничена, сомнителен, осомниченMacedonian
  • verdenken, verdachte, wantrouwen, twijfelen, verdacht, betwijfelenDutch
  • podejrzany, podejrzana, podejrzewaćPolish
  • suspeito, suspeitar, suspeitaPortuguese
  • подозревать, заподозрить, полагать, подозреваемая, подозреваемыйRussian
  • sumitiSlovene
  • misstänkaSwedish
  • mshukiwaSwahili
  • అనుమానితురాలు, అనుమానితుడు, అనుమానించుTelugu

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