late 15c., from Latin suspirationem (nominative suspiratio), noun of action from past-participle stem of suspirare (see suspire).
suspense
suspenseful
suspension
suspicion
suspicious
suspiration
suspire
Susquehanna
suss
Sussex
sustain
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