No. 1,898 in Swedish

misstanke

Suspicion.

In a sentence

Jag känner en misstanke om att något inte står rätt till.
I have a suspicion that something is not right.
Here, "misstanke" is used to express a vague feeling or doubt about a situation being correct or true.
Polisen undersöker brottsmisstanken noggrant.
The police are thoroughly investigating the suspicion of a crime.
In this case, "misstanke" refers to a formal suspicion that a crime has been committed, often based on evidence or initial observations.
Hans misstanke mot grannen visade sig vara ogrundad.
His suspicion towards the neighbor turned out to be unfounded.
Here, "misstanke" represents a belief or assumption about another individual, which later proved to be incorrect.

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