SUSPECT    嫌疑

BELIEVE that a PERSON OR ACTION PROBABLY is BAD, LACKING APPROPRIATE PROOF.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard current word for suspicion of any kind is yí 疑. 2. Huò 惑 is sometimes used to refer to confusion coupled with suspicion regarding a certain matter.
Modern Chinese Criteria
嫌疑 嫌 疑心 疑念 疑竇 信不過 refers to non-demonstrative insufficient trust or distrust. 瓜田李下 啟人疑竇 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • BELIEVE　ATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE. (anc: 6/0, child: 15)
  • ATTITUDE　RELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 3)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 636

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.44

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    SUSPICIO

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.595

    VERDACHT

  • Theophrast, Charaktere ( THEOPHRASTUS 1960) p. no. 18

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.363:244

    MEFIANCE.DEFIANCE

    • Words (5 items)

    疑  yí OC: ŋɡɯ MC: ŋɨ 31 Attributions

    The standard current word for suspicion of any kind is yí 疑.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 信/TRUST The current word for having faith in someone is xìn 信 (ant. yí 疑 "be suspicious of"), and this word belongs to the high discourse of politics and ethics.
    • Ant: 信/TRUST The current word for having faith in someone is xìn 信 (ant. yí 疑 "be suspicious of"), and this word belongs to the high discourse of politics and ethics.
    • Assoc: 狐/DOUBT

      Syntactic words
    • nabmentalsuspicion; distrust
    • v[adN]what/who is suspiciousLZ
    • viinchoativeturn suspiciousDS
    • vtoNbe suspicious of; distrust; hold in suspicion
    • vtoNcausativecause to be suspicious
    • vtoNPab{S}suspect thatDS
    • vtoNpassivebe held in suspicion; be distrusted; incur suspicion 見疑
    • vtoSsuspect that S
    • vttoN1.+N2suspect N1 of being an N2CH
    生心  shēng xīn OC: sraaŋ slɯm MC: ʂɣaŋ sim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangebecome suspicious
    見疑  jiàn yí MC: kenH ngi OC: keens ŋɡɯ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt prep Nbe held in suspicion by; incur the suspicion ofCH
    惑  huò OC: ɡʷɯɯɡ MC: ɦək 1 Attribution

    Huò 惑 is sometimes used to refer to confusion coupled with suspicion regarding a certain matter.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNbe suspicious about
    意  yì OC: qɯɡs MC: ʔɨ 1 Attribution

    Yì 意 (ant. bì 必 "be certain about a matter") is to surmise as a matter of subjective and therefore doubtful judgment.

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychsuspicion
    • vtoNbe suspicious of