adj cessation for a time; stop; pause.
2. suspense ·adj expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
3. suspense ·adj held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
4. suspense ·adj 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.
5. suspense ·adj 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.