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   Sus·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!"
   • ▪ a quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen: "a tale of mystery and suspense"
   • 2. the temporary cessation or suspension of something.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French suspens ‘abeyance’, based on Latin suspensus ‘suspended, hovering, doubtful’, past participle of suspendere (see suspend).

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   Synonyms for SUSPENSE: suspension, abeyance, coma, moratorium, cold storage, latency, suspended animation, inertia; Antonyms of SUSPENSE: continuation, continuance, renewal, resuscitation, resumption, recommencement.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to suspense. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of suspense. I can't stand the suspense of not knowing!. Synonyms. uncertainty. incertitude. indecision. unresolved situation. indetermination. expectation. anticipation. tension. anxiety.

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   a state of anxiety or uncertainty. a writer who holds the suspense throughout her tale. Synonyms. uncertainty. doubt. tension. anticipation. expectation. anxiety.

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   Synonyms for SUSPENSE: apprehension, indecisiveness, dilemma, hesitation, anxiety, uncertainty, indecision, hesitancy, anticipation, apprehension, doubtful, irresolution, mystery; Antonyms for SUSPENSE: knowledge.

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    Synonyms: indecision, hesitancy, hesitation , anxiety , confusion , uncertainty , perplexity, puzzlement. ' suspense ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): countdown - expectation.

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    Other forms: suspenses. 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.