n.1 a state of anxious uncertainty or expectation.
2 Law a suspension; the temporary cessation of a right etc.
Phrases and idioms:
keep in suspense delay informing (a person) of urgent information. suspense account an account in which items are entered temporarily before allocation to the right account.
Derivatives:
suspenseful adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF & OF suspens f. past part. of L suspendere SUSPEND