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- DictionarySus·pense/səˈspens/
noun
- 1. a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen: "come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!"
- 2. the temporary cessation or suspension of something.
The meaning of SUSPENSE is the state of being suspended : suspension. How to use suspense 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).
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).
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.
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.
noun. /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! I couldn't bear the suspense a moment longer. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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 definition: the feeling of excitement that you have when you are waiting for something to happen: . Learn more.
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.
