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   Sus·pense

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   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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   What does suspense mean?

   • (Definition of suspense from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 懸念，焦慮，擔心… 悬念，焦虑，担心… suspense, incertidumbre, suspense [masculine… suspense, suspense [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SUSPENSE definition: the feeling of excitement that you have when you are waiting for something to happen: .

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   What is the feminine form of Suspens?

   • Nominalisation of the feminine form of suspens . suspense f (plural suspenses) Borrowed from English suspense, itself from Old French suspense. Doublet of suspens . suspense m (plural suspenses)

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   • Suspense> is an experimental feature. It is not guaranteed to reach stable status and the API may change before it does. is a built-in component for orchestrating async dependencies in a component tree. It can render a loading state while waiting for multiple nested async dependencies down the component tree to be resolved.

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   What does suspense F mean?

   • suspense f (plural suspenses) Borrowed from English suspense, itself from Old French suspense. Doublet of suspens . suspense m (plural suspenses) Cet acteur a joué dans plusieurs films à suspense. This actor played in a lot of thrillers. “ suspense ”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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   noun [ U ] uk / səˈspens / us. Add to word list. the feeling of excitement that you have when you are waiting for something to happen: What's your answer then? Don't keep me in suspense. (Definition of suspense from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of suspense. in Chinese (Traditional) 懸念，焦慮，擔心…

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   Sep 18, 2022 · Pay off (the outcome) Define Suspense. Suspense vs. mystery and shock. The term “suspenseful” is commonly used to describe examples of various movie genres like mystery, horror, even action. But all too often, suspense is mistakenly attributed to works of mystery or shock. What’s the difference?

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   /səˈspɛnsfəl/ adjective [more suspenseful; most suspenseful]

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   Feb 2, 2024 · Noun [ edit] suspense (usually uncountable, plural suspenses) The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time. The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation. ( law) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

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   May 7, 2024 · suspense in American English. (səˈspɛns ) noun. 1. the state of being undecided or undetermined. 2. a state of usually anxious uncertainty, as in awaiting a decision. 3. the growing interest and excitement felt while awaiting a climax or resolution, as of a novel, play, series of events, etc.

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    Definitions of 'suspense' 1. 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. [...] 2. See keep sb in suspense [...] More. Synonyms of 'suspense' • uncertainty, doubt, tension, anticipation [...] More.