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Answer for the clue "Being of a suspicious nature ", 14 letters:
suspiciousness

Word definitions for suspiciousness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage" [syn: suspicion ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Suspicious \Sus*pi"cious\, a. [OE. suspecious; cf. L. suspiciosus. See Suspicion .] Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof. Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no man can love ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being suspicious.

Usage examples of suspiciousness.

I wished I could overcome that gnawing suspiciousness that had tainted me.

I had never seen him look as he did now: all the suspiciousness and the reserve had gone for once.