English dictionary

suspense

/s/@/'sp/E/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.

adjective

Source: webster1913

apprehension about what is going to happen

noun.feeling

Source: WordNet 3.0
an uncertain cognitive state

noun.cognition

Examples
The matter remained in suspense for several years.

Source: WordNet 3.0
excited anticipation of an approaching climax

noun.feeling

Examples
The play kept the audience in suspense.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the <i>suspense</i> of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury.

noun

Source: webster1913