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misgiving
Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
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  1. Doubt, distrust, or apprehension:
  2. A feeling of misgiving:
  3. A disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, apprehension, etc.
mistrust
Lack of trust or confidence:
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  1. Lack of trust or confidence:
  2. Lack of trust or confidence; suspicion; doubt
surmise
An idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess
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  1. An idea or opinion formed from evidence that is neither positive nor conclusive; conjecture; guess
  2. Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
  3. Reflection; thought; posit.
feeling
The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
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  1. The emotions thought to be conveyed or intended by a work of art:
  2. The sense of touch:
  3. Appreciative regard or understanding:
hunch
A push or shove.
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  1. A push or shove.
  2. A guess or feeling not based on known facts; premonition or suspicion
  3. An intuitive feeling or a premonition:
idea
The gist or significance:
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  1. The gist or significance:
  2. A plan, purpose, or goal:
  3. A sense that something can happen; a notion or expectation:
impression
(Printing) All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.
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  1. (Printing) All the copies of a publication printed at one time from the same set of type.
  2. (Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.
  3. An effect, feeling, or image retained as a consequence of experience:
intuition
The direct knowing or learning of something without the conscious use of reasoning; immediate understanding
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  1. The direct knowing or learning of something without the conscious use of reasoning; immediate understanding
  2. Something known or learned in this way
distrust
Lack of trust or confidence:
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  1. Lack of trust or confidence:
  2. Lack of trust or confidence.
  3. A lack of trust, of faith, or of confidence; doubt; suspicion
doubt
A feeling of uncertainty or distrust:
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  1. A feeling of uncertainty or distrust:
  2. (Obs.) Apprehension or fear
  3. The condition of being unsettled or unresolved:
mistrust
Lack of trust or confidence:
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  1. Lack of trust or confidence:
  2. Lack of trust or confidence; suspicion; doubt
doubt
A point about which one is uncertain or skeptical:
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  1. A point about which one is uncertain or skeptical:
  2. (Obs.) Apprehension or fear
  3. The condition of being unsettled or unresolved:
doubtfulness
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
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  1. The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
dubiety
The condition of being doubtful or uncertain.
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  1. The condition of being doubtful or uncertain.
  2. (Countable) A particular instance of doubt or uncertainty.
  3. A feeling or matter of doubt:
dubiousness
The state of being dubious.
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  1. The state of being dubious.
incertitude
Uncertainty.
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  1. Uncertainty.
  2. An uncertain state of mind; doubt
  3. Uncertainty, doubt, insecurity
mistrust
Lack of trust or confidence:
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  1. Lack of trust or confidence:
  2. Lack of trust or confidence; suspicion; doubt
question
A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:
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  1. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:
  2. Doubt; uncertainty
  3. Uncertainty; doubt:
skepticism
(US) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
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  1. (US) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
  2. Doubt or disbelief of religious tenets.
  3. (US) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
uncertainty
Something uncertain:
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  1. Something uncertain:
  2. (Uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
  3. The condition of being uncertain; doubt.
wonder
The feeling of surprise, admiration, and awe aroused by something strange, unexpected, incredible, etc.
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  1. The feeling of surprise, admiration, and awe aroused by something strange, unexpected, incredible, etc.
  2. A person, thing, or event that causes astonishment and admiration; prodigy; marvel
  3. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel:
hint
A clue.
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  1. A clue.
  2. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  3. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion
implication
Something that is implied, especially:
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  1. Something that is implied, especially:
  2. Something implied, from which an inference may be drawn
  3. An indirect indication; a suggestion.
inkling
A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.
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  1. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.
  2. A slight hint or indication.
undercurrent
2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao", the Guardian:
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  1. 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao", the Guardian:
  2. An underlying tendency, opinion, etc., usually one that is kept hidden and not expressed openly
  3. (Figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
undertone
A color applied under or seen through another color.
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  1. A color applied under or seen through another color.
  2. A faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
  3. An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent
breath
A momentary pause or rest:
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  1. A momentary pause or rest:
  2. Spirit or vitality:
  3. The capacity to breathe, especially in a natural and unlabored manner:
dash
A short, fast run or race
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  1. A short, fast run or race
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
  3. A spirited quality in action or style; verve.
ghost
(Folklore) A dead person's disembodied spirit, esp. when thought of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition
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  1. (Folklore) A dead person's disembodied spirit, esp. when thought of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition
  2. A faint, unwanted image, as:
  3. The spirit of a dead person, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in bodily form or to haunt specific locations.
hair
Any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
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  1. Any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
  2. A slender growth resembling a mammalian hair, found on insects and other animals.
  3. A precise or exact degree:
hint
A small, barely detectable amount of.
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  1. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  2. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion
  3. A barely perceptible amount:
intimation
The act of intimating
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  1. The act of intimating
  2. A formal announcement or declaration
  3. A hint; indirect suggestion
semblance
Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
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  1. Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
  2. A likeness, image, or representation
  3. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
shade
Dark shadows gathering at dusk:
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  1. Dark shadows gathering at dusk:
  2. Any of various devices used to reduce or screen light or heat:
  3. Degree of darkness of a color; gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with black
shadow
A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
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  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. An incipient growth of beard that makes the skin look darker.
streak
A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
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  1. A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
  2. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.
  3. The characteristic color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder. Because the streak of a mineral is not always the same as its natural color, it is a useful tool in mineral identification.
suggestion
Something suggested:
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  1. Something suggested:
  2. The process by which an idea is brought to the mind through its connection or association with another idea already in the mind
  3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.
taste
An attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place
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  1. An attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place
  2. This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.
  3. The ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
tinge
A slight coloring; tint
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  1. A slight coloring; tint
  2. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
  3. A slight trace, flavor, odor, etc.; smack; touch
touch
A prospect for a loan or handout:
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  1. A prospect for a loan or handout:
  2. An ability to propel a ball a desired distance; control or accuracy:
  3. A sensation experienced in touching something with a characteristic texture:
trace
Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
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  1. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
  2. An act of researching or ascertaining the origin or location of something:
  3. The visible line or spot that moves across the face of a cathode-ray tube
whiff
A faint indication; hint; trace
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  1. A faint indication; hint; trace
  2. (Informal) A complete miss when attempting to hit something, as a golf ball, with a swinging motion
  3. A light puff or gust of air or wind; breath
whisper
(Figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
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  1. (Figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
  2. (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
  3. Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
whisker
Any of the long, bristly hairs growing on each side of the upper lip of a cat, rat, etc.; vibrissa
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  1. Any of the long, bristly hairs growing on each side of the upper lip of a cat, rat, etc.; vibrissa
  2. One of the long stiff tactile bristles or hairs that grow near the mouth and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a vibrissa.
  3. The hair on a man's cheeks and chin.
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  • Suspicion touched his voice and eyes.

  • Whether he had really given any grounds for suspicion is unknown; but there is no doubt, so great was his popularity with the soldiers and such the hatred felt for Nero, that he could easily have seized the throne.

  • Speculation and suspicion had done enough harm already.

  • Design especially was under suspicion with him.

  • I had disgraced myself; I had brought suspicion upon those I loved best.

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