suspense

sus·pense  (s-spns)

n.

1. The condition of being physically suspended.

2.

a. The state or quality of being undecided, uncertain, or doubtful.

b. Pleasurable excitement and anticipation regarding an outcome, such as the ending of a mystery novel.

3. Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation.

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[Middle English, from Old French suspens, from Latin suspnsus, past participle of suspendere, to suspend; see suspend.]

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sus·penseful adj.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suspense - apprehension about what is going to happen apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
	2.	suspense - an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years" doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	3.	suspense - excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation

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suspense

noun uncertainty, doubt, tension, anticipation, expectation, anxiety, insecurity, expectancy, apprehension

Translations

suspense [səsˈpɛns] n → incertidumbre f; duda;

(in film etc) → suspense m

suspense [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

suspense [səsˈpɛns] n → Spannung f;

(uncertainty) → Ungewissheit f;

to keep sb in suspense → jdn auf die Folter spannen

suspense [səsˈpɛns] n → apprensione f;

(in film etc) → suspense m