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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 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).
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. [1375–1425; < Latin suspēnsus, past participle of suspendere to hang up, leave undecided (see suspend )]
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.
3 days ago · 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.
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.
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.
SUSPENSE definition: the feeling of excitement that you have when you are waiting for something to happen: . Learn more.
