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surmises

/sərˈmaɪzɪz/ /sɜːˈmaɪzɪz/

Meanings
noun
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

Examples :

"surmises of jealousy or of envy"
mind philosophy theory

Related Words

Illustration presented

presented verb

/pɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration conjecture

conjecture noun

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

"I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not."

Illustration shortfall

shortfall noun

/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/ /ˈʃɔːrtfɔːl/

An instance of not meeting a quota, debt, or monthly payment on a debt or other obligation, or of having an insufficient amount to cover such obligations.

"Due to a shortfall in revenue, we will have to make some cuts."

Illustration deliberation

deliberation noun

/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

"The committee's deliberation about the new school project lasted several hours. "

Illustration suspicion

suspicion noun

/sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

"My suspicion that my neighbor was having a party last night was confirmed when I heard loud music. "

Illustration premises

premises noun

/ˈpɹɛməsiːz/

Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.

"The school's new premises are much larger and better equipped than the old ones. "

Illustration jealousy

jealousy noun

/ˈdʒɛləsi/

A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.

"Her jealousy flared when she saw her boyfriend talking closely with another girl at the party. "

Illustration thought

thought verb

/θɔːt/ /θɔt/

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Illustration evidence

evidence noun

[ˈɛvəɾəns]

Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

"There is no evidence that anyone was here earlier."

Illustration reflection

reflection noun

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

"The reflection in the window showed the changing colors of the sunset. "

Illustration actually

actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."

Illustration imagination

imagination noun

/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

"Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties."