adjective
- excessively or unreasonably suspicious; prone to suspicion beyond what circumstances warrant
Usage: informal; often used to describe a person's temperament or behavior
Examples
- She was oversuspicious of her neighbor's friendly gestures and assumed he had hidden motives.
- His oversuspicious nature made it difficult for him to maintain close friendships.
- The oversuspicious manager questioned every employee's work, even when quality was consistently high.
- Being oversuspicious of online transactions, he refused to shop on any website.
- Her oversuspicious attitude toward strangers sometimes prevented her from meeting new people.