[suh-spens] 
| 1. | a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. |
| 2. | a state of mental indecision. |
| 3. | undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs: For a few days matters hung in suspense. |
| 4. | the state or condition of being suspended. |
| sus·pense (sə-spěns') n.
[Middle English, from Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus, past participle of suspendere, to suspend; see suspend.] sus·pense'ful adj. |