əˈbeɪt.mənt əˈbeɪ.əns ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ) haɪˈeɪtəs ɪntɚˈmɪʃən ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən pɔːz pɔz pɑz ɹɪˈpɹiːv ˈɹɛspɪt ˈɹɛspɪt səˈspɛnʃən a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc.) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle an interruption in the intensity or amount of something temporary cessation or suspension a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something