Bible Dictionaries
Suspense

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.

(2):

(a.) 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.

(3):

(a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.

(4):

(a.) 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):

(a.) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suspense'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/suspense.html. 1828.