suspiciousness

American  

[suh-spish-uhs-nis] / səˈspɪʃ əs nɪs /

noun

1. a quality that arouses suspicion or seems to suggest foul play.

2. the state or character trait of being suspicious of others; a tendency to suspect foul play or conspiracy; suspicion.

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Example Sentences

Particularly in the case of responses emphasising bizarre thinking and exaggerated suspiciousness, attention should also be paid to assessing mood and self-destructive thinking, as these factors can remain hidden without further enquiry.

From Science Daily

This ontological insecurity feeds paranoia, which Hofstadter defined as "the sense of heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy" that characterizes "more or less normal people" throughout American history.

From Salon

The judge ruled that those incidents, while “creating an aura of suspiciousness,” did not directly relate to the lawsuit’s focus — the allegations that Gray stole from Jacqueline Quillen.

From Washington Post

In response, they took up what he called the “paranoid style” — an approach to politics characterized by “heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy.”

From Washington Post

I call it the paranoid style simply because no other word adequately evokes the sense of heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and conspiratorial fantasy that I have in mind.

From Salon