suspended
verb
Form of suspend , past tense of suspend.
Simple meaning
Bar temporarily; from school.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
səsˈpɛndəd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of suspend
Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
past tense of suspend
To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
past tense of suspend
To halt something temporarily.
past tense of suspend
Hang freely
“The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them.”
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Used this way, suspended is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in education or classroom contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Education/classroom
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Word Family
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Word family
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Elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural).
Compound terms
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A temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death.
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