Definition of suspense
- a. - Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
- a. - Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
- a. - The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of
uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension;
indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for
the verdict of a jury.
- a. - Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
- a. - A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when
the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land
and rent.