1. uncountable nounSuspended animation is a state in which an animal is unconscious, with its body functioning very slowly, for example so that the animal can survive the winter.
2. uncountable nounIf you describe someone as being in a state of suspended animation, you mean that they have become inactive and are doing nothing.
She lay in a state of suspended animation, waiting for dawnlight, when she wouldrise.
The economy remains in a state of suspended animation.