"suspected" in the verb sense
1. suspect, surmise
imagine to be the case or true or probable
"I suspect he is a fugitive"
"I surmised that the butler did it"
2. distrust, mistrust, suspect
regard as untrustworthy regard with suspicion have no faith or confidence in
3. suspect
hold in suspicion believe to be guilty
"The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
"suspected" in the adjective sense
1. suspected
believed likely
"a suspected thief"
"a suspected infection"
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