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The meaning of SUSPENSE is the state of being suspended : suspension. How to use suspense in a sentence.
Suspense definition: a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.. See examples of SUSPENSE used in a sentence.
the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be: She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him. The suspense is killing me (= I am extremely eager to know what is going to happen).
the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be: She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him. The suspense is killing me (= I am extremely eager to know what is going to happen).
In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict (which may be heightened by a violent moment, stressful scene, puzzle, mystery, etc.), particularly as it affects a character for whom the audience feels sympathy.
4 days ago · Suspense is a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon, for example about some news that you are waiting to hear. The England manager will end the suspense at a team meeting tomorrow.
suspense. noun. /səˈspens/. /səˈspens/. [uncountable] a feeling of worry or excitement that you have when you feel that something is going to happen, somebody is going to tell you some news, etc. a tale of mystery and suspense. Don't keep us in suspense. Tell us what happened!
Suspense is a feeling of excited waiting. If you have been waiting for weeks to get an answer to your proposal of marriage, you are being kept in suspense. The verb form, suspend, literally means to keep hanging. Suspense can be used in all sorts of ways.
sus•pense. (səˈspɛns) n. 1. a state of mental uncertainty, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, accompanied by anxiety or excitement. 2. a state of mental indecision. 3. undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs. 4. the state or condition of being suspended.
suspense/səˈspɛns/n. the condition of being insecure or uncertain. mental uncertainty; anxiety: their father's illness kept them in a state of suspense. excitement felt at the approach of the climax: a play of terrifying suspense. the condition of being suspended.
