English → Latin
“suspense” in Latin
dubitātiōdoubt, uncertainty; wavering, hesitation; questioninganimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, dubitōto waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt; to waver (in coming to a decision), hesitate, delay;
The English word suspense itself goes back to Latin pendō, through suspēnsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
suspense
dubitatio. To be in suspense, animo or animi pendere; in dubio esse; dubitare; dubium esse incertum esse: to keep anybody in suspense, *aliquem incertum habere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for suspense?
- The usual Latin words for “suspense” are dubitātiō, animus, dubitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.