suspect

/ˈsʌspekt/

Syllables sus·pect

Stress SUS-pect

Phonics Breakdown

sus

/sʌs/

short u

pect

/pekt/

short e

Meaning

a person thought to be guilty of a crime; to think someone may be guilty

Sound Reference

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sus=/sʌs/(sun, bus) + pect=/pekt/(respect)

Example

The police arrested the main suspect.