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suspense Noun 1. a state of anxiety or uncertainty: Sue and I stared at each other in suspense 2. excitement felt at the approach of the climax of a book, film, or play: action and suspense abound in this thriller [Medieval Latin suspensum delay] suspenseful adj
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suspense Translationssuspense [səsˈpɛns] n → attente f, incertitude f; (in film etc) → suspense m; to keep sb in suspense → tenir qn en suspens, laisser qn dans l'incertitude How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Before another hour had passed, the disclosure of the husband's sudden death was followed by the suspense of the wife's mortal peril. Sorrow and suspense have set their mark on the lady. In short, not to keep the reader in long suspense, just at the very instant when his heart was exulting in meditations on the happiness which would accrue to him by Mr Allworthy's death, he himself--died of an apoplexy. |
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