noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
suspension from a hook
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: education
Examples
suspension from school as a disciplinary measure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Scots law
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10
noun
Meaning 10
A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
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11
noun
Meaning 11
A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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12
noun
Meaning 12
The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: transport, vehicles
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13
noun
Meaning 13
a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: temporary removal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: debarment
Narrower terms: rustication
14
noun
Meaning 14
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dangling, hanging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: support, supporting
15
noun
Meaning 15
a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suspension system
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mechanical system
16
noun
Meaning 16
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Borrowed from Late Latin suspensiōnem (“arching, vaulting; suspension”), from suspendēre (“to hang up, to suspend”), from sub- (“under”) + pendere (“to hang, to suspend”), from Proto-Italic *pendō (“to hang, to put in a hanging position”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénd-e-ti, from *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin”)). Compare Anglo-Norman suspensiun, French suspension, Occitan suspensio.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
يُعَلِّق
(yuʕalliq)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Bulgarian:
окачване
(okačvane)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Bulgarian:
провесване
(provesvane)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Dutch:
ophanging
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Finnish:
keskeytys
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Finnish:
peruutus
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Galician:
suspensión
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
German:
Aussetzung
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Greek:
ανάρτηση
(anártisi)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Greek:
κρέμασμα
(krémasma)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Hindi:
स्थगन
(sthagan)
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Italian:
sospensione
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Polish:
zawieszenie
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Romanian:
suspendare
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Spanish:
suspensión
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Turkish:
askıya alma
— act of suspending or state of being suspended
Arabic:
تَعْلِيق
(taʕlīq)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Bulgarian:
временно прекратяване
(vremenno prekratjavane)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Dutch:
schorsing
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Dutch:
stopzetting
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Finnish:
keskeytys
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
German:
Aussetzung
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Greek:
διαθεσιμότητα
(diathesimótita)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Hindi:
स्थगन
(sthagan)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Italian:
sospensione
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Polish:
zawieszenie
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Romanian:
suspendare
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Russian:
приостановле́ние
(priostanovlénije)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Russian:
приостано́вка
(priostanóvka)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Russian:
прекраще́ние
(prekraščénije)
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Swedish:
suspendering
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Turkish:
durdurma
— temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation
Dutch:
schorsing
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Hindi:
निलंबन
(nilamban)
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Indonesian:
skorsing
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Indonesian:
pemberhentian sementara
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Malay:
penggantungan
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Polish:
zawieszenie
— temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct
Dutch:
schorsing
— education: process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment
Indonesian:
skorsing
— education: process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment
Polish:
zawieszenie
— education: process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment
Portuguese:
suspensão
— education: process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment
Bulgarian:
суспензия
(suspenzija)
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Dutch:
suspensie
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Finnish:
suspensio
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
German:
Suspension
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Greek:
αιώρημα
(aiórima)
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Indonesian:
suspensi
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Polish:
zawiesina
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Polish:
suspensja
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Romanian:
suspensie
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Russian:
взвесь
(vzvesʹ)
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Russian:
суспе́нзия
(suspénzija)
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Tagalog:
malabitin
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Tagalog:
kabitnan
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Thai:
สารแขวนลอย
(sǎan-kwɛ̌ɛn-lɔɔi)
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Turkish:
süspansiyon
— state of a solid when mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid
Dutch:
spanning
— act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation
Finnish:
jännitys
— act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation
German:
Spannung
— act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation
Polish:
napięcie
— act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation
Swedish:
spänning
— act of keeping a person listening in doubt and expectation
Dutch:
voorhouding
— music: prolonging of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows
Finnish:
pidätys
— music: prolonging of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows
German:
Vorhalt
— music: prolonging of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows
Greek:
εκκρεμότητα
(ekkremótita)
— Scots law: stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence
Dutch:
suspensie
— topology: A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point
Dutch:
suspensie
— topology: A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s
Bulgarian:
окачване
(okačvane)
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Czech:
odpružení
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Czech:
pérování
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Dutch:
ophanging
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Dutch:
vering
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Estonian:
vedrustus
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Finnish:
pyöräntuenta
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Finnish:
pyöränripustus
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Finnish:
ripustukset
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
French:
systéme amortisseur
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
German:
Aufhängung
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
German:
Federung
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Indonesian:
suspensi
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Italian:
sospensione
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Italian:
balestra
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Malay:
ampaian
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Norwegian Bokmål:
fjæring
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Norwegian Bokmål:
hjuloppheng
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hjuloppheng
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Persian:
سیستم تعلیق
(sistem-e ta'liq)
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Polish:
zawieszenie
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Romanian:
suspensie
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Russian:
подве́ска
(podvéska)
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Swedish:
fjädring
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Swedish:
hjulupphängning
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Swedish:
upphängning
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Turkish:
amortisör
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Turkish:
süspansiyon
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
Ukrainian:
підві́ска
(pidvíska)
— vehicle: system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile
