Suspensenoun
The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
Suspencenoun
obsolete spelling of suspense
Suspensenoun
the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
Suspensenoun
The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
Suspensenoun
(legal) 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.
Suspenseadjective
(obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
Suspenseadjective
(obsolete) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
Suspenseadjective
Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
‘[The great light of day] suspense in heaven.’;
Suspenseadjective
Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
Suspensenoun
The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury.
‘Ten days the prophet in suspense remained.’; ‘Upon the ticklish balance of suspense.’;
Suspensenoun
Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
‘A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain.’;
Suspensenoun
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.
Suspensenoun
apprehension about what is going to happen
Suspensenoun
an uncertain cognitive state;
‘the matter remained in suspense for several years’;
Suspensenoun
excited anticipation of an approaching climax;
‘the play kept the audience in suspense’;
Suspense
Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy.