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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!"
    • 2. the temporary cessation or suspension of something.
  2. The meaning of SUSPENSE is the state of being suspended : suspension. How to use suspense in a sentence.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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).

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Suspense definition: Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation.

  9. 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.

  10. SUSPENSE meaning: the feeling of excitement that you have when you are waiting for something to happen: . Learn more.

  11. suspense. noun. /səˈspɛns/ [uncountable] a feeling of worry or excitement that you have when you feel that something is going to happen, someone 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 minute longer. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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