Argwohn wecken

to awaken/stir up suspicion

Türkçe: şüphe uyandırmak

Noun

Argwohn m.

Verb

wecken

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die plötzliche Abreise des Kollegen weckt Argwohn im Team.

How it is used

Means 'to awaken/stir up suspicion' (core: triggering wariness). Formal. Use in crime or mystery contexts, e.g., 'Die plötzliche Abwesenheit weckte Argwohn.' Nuance: similar to 'erregen' but less active.

Other verbs that go with Argwohn

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• Argwohn hegento harbor suspicion
• jds. Argwohn beschwichtigento calm/allay someone's suspicion

All collocations with Argwohn

Other collocations built on wecken

• jds. Gefühle weckento awaken feelings
• das Interesse weckento awaken interest
• die Neugierde weckento stimulate interest or inquisitiveness