Antonyms for suspension


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh-spen-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : səˈspɛn ʃən


Definition of suspension

Origin :
  • early 15c., "temporary halting or deprivation," from Latin suspensionem (nominative suspensio) "the act or state of hanging up, a vaulting," from past participle stem of suspendere "to hang" (see suspend).
  • A semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. [Coleridge, "Biographia Literaria," 1817]
  • Meaning "action of hanging by a support from above" is attested from 1540s. Suspension bridge first recorded 1821.
  • noun delay
Example sentences :
  • The episode that had caused her suspension seemed entirely forgotten.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It is obvious that a great deal depends on the mode of suspension.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • Hansen made use of the mode of suspension exhibited in Fig. 3.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • Twenty things may happen to afford me a suspension at least: Why should I be so very uneasy?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Faraday always recommended the suspension of judgment in cases of doubt.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • It loosened at its lower end and the wires holding it in suspension shook.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But that suspension was far more dreadful than the most acute suffering.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • False news of the suspension of hostilities should have, in a measure, prepared her.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • In most of the tents a ring for suspension is fastened at the centre of one side.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Negligent judges were threatened with suspension and removal from office.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

Synonyms for suspension

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