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suspension

noun

A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc.)

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
N
Contains
US
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈspɛnʃən

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noun

  1. A temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc.)

noun

  1. The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

    “There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”

noun

  1. A mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle

noun

  1. An interruption in the intensity or amount of something

noun

  1. Temporary cessation or suspension

noun

  1. A mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

noun

  1. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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Example Sentences

There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait

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