Definition

1. Noun:
   • A temporary removal or debarment: The act of temporarily preventing someone from participating in a privilege, position, or activity.
   • The act of hanging something from above: The state of being hung from a support so that it can move freely.
   • A mechanical system in vehicles: A system of springs, shock absorbers, or other devices that connects a vehicle's wheels to its frame, serving to cushion the ride and maintain stability.
   • A temporary pause or interruption: A cessation or halt in the intensity, amount, or progress of something for a period of time.
   • A mixture in chemistry/physics: A heterogeneous mixture in which fine solid particles are dispersed throughout a fluid (liquid or gas) but are not dissolved and will settle over time.

Usage Examples

• As a temporary removal:
  • The player received a three-game suspension for violating the rules.
  • The student faced suspension from school for his misconduct.
• As the act of hanging:
  • The suspension of the chandelier from the high ceiling was expertly done.
  • The bridge is supported by the suspension of massive cables from towers.
• As a vehicle system:
  • The car's smooth ride is due to its advanced suspension.
  • Off-road vehicles require a heavy-duty suspension system.
• As a temporary pause:
  • There was a brief suspension of hostilities between the two nations.
  • The suspension of train services was caused by the severe storm.
• As a chemical mixture:
  • The medicine is a suspension that must be shaken well before use.
  • Muddy water is a common example of a suspension.

Advanced Usage

• "In suspension": In a state of temporary cessation or undecidedness.
  • The project is currently in suspension until we secure more funding.
• "Suspension of disbelief": A willingness to temporarily accept the implausible aspects of a story to enjoy it.
  • Good science fiction requires the audience's suspension of disbelief.

Variants and Related Words

• Suspend (verb): To temporarily stop, hang, or prevent from functioning.
  • The company decided to suspend operations at the factory.
• Suspended (adjective): Temporarily prevented or hung.
  • He was given a suspended sentence.
  • A suspended ceiling.
• Suspensive (adjective): Causing or relating to a temporary stop or delay.

Synonyms

• Temporary removal: Debarment, exclusion, interdiction.
• Hanging: Dangling, pendency.
• Pause: Interruption, hiatus, cessation, moratorium, abeyance.
• Vehicle system: Shock absorption system.
• Mixture: Dispersion.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: "Suspension" is a noun. Related phrasal verbs are formed from its root verb "suspend." - Suspend from: To hang from or to temporarily remove someone from a position. - The lantern was suspended from a hook. - He was suspended from his duties pending an investigation.

Related Idioms

• "Suspended animation": A state where vital functions are temporarily slowed or halted.
  • Some animals can go into suspended animation during hibernation.

Noun

1. a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
2. the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
   • there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
3. a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
4. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
5. temporary cessation or suspension
6. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
7. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy