suspense

Etymology
From, , from (as in ) and , from.

Noun

 * 1) The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
 * 2) the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
 * 3) The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  A deadline.
 * She sent us that assignment with a suspense of noon tomorrow.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  A deadline.
 * She sent us that assignment with a suspense of noon tomorrow.

Derived terms

 * in suspense
 * suspense account
 * suspenseful

Translations

 * Arabic: إِيقَاف, تَوْقِيف
 * Bulgarian: временно прекратяване
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Occitan:
 * Tagalog: pagkaalip-ip


 * Arabic: تَشْوِيق
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Malay: saspens
 * Maori: poho tārewa
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:, suspensja
 * Russian:, напряжённое ожида́ние,
 * Spanish: suspense
 * Swahili:
 * Ukrainian: саспе́нс, напруга


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Malay: saspens
 * Maori: tokopā, tokopaha
 * Occitan:
 * Spanish: suspense

Adjective

 * 1)  Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
 * 2)  Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
 * 1)  Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.

Etymology 1
Nominalisation of the feminine form of.

Noun

 * 1)  state of being suspended

Etymology 2
, itself from. .

Noun

 * 1)  emotion; feeling

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) thriller
 * 1) thriller

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  (all senses)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  the excited anticipation of an outcome
 * 2)  thriller a suspenseful, sensational genre of fiction

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) thriller
 * 1) thriller
 * 1) thriller