Definition of suspense in English:

suspense

noun səˈspɛnssəˈspɛns

mass noun

1A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!
Example sentencesExamples
- Although the special effects are fairly impressive, De Palma fails to generate any real suspense.
- He knows how to build suspense, delight, alarm, shock, despair.
- The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off.
- I'm currently waiting for so much stuff, the suspense is killing me.
- It's odd, but it keeps you in suspense for what will happen next.
- Technically it's presented as a question though the audience experiences no real suspense about the outcome.
- Until then, you'll just have to live in suspense.
- I can't stand the suspense of waiting for the machine to get it.
- Clearly, there was plenty of suspense built into this year's player rankings.
- There's another 4 days left on that and the suspense is killing me!
- You wait in suspense to hear how each sentence will end.
- Sometimes it's the little things that happen or don't happen that heighten suspense.
- If anything, knowing the plot and the protagonists will heighten the suspense.
- It's wonderful that I put you in suspense if that hardly ever happens.
- The suspense was killing me, even though I knew what he would say.
- She paces herself, keeps the reader in suspense.
- I was sitting in suspense wondering what exactly had happened.
- The crowd is in suspense, wondering how things will go for the dog.
- Then I went out, because I couldn't bear the suspense of waiting to see if it would set.
- For an hour after the decision was made in Singapore, the crowd in front of city hall was still waiting in suspense for the official announcement.
Synonyms
eagerly, agog, all agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks, avid, excited, on edge, open-mouthed, anxious, edgy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, overwrought, uneasy, worried
informal uptight, waiting for the axe to fall
1. 1.1 A quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen.
  a tale of mystery and suspense
  Example sentencesExamples
  Finally, he took a year's leave of absence, so great was his need to finish writing his first suspense novel.
  There was genuine suspense, and that just makes it a great story.
  If you like well written and interesting suspense movies, this movie is worth a shot.
  There just doesn't seem to be any real suspense in romantic comedies any more.
  It's the only brand of suspense I know in fiction that is so palpable, you can feel it on your skin.
  Well, this is the real world, not the world of action films and suspense novels, and yet the same principle is at work here as it is in the world of fiction.
  Yes, the movie goes for short-term thrills instead of building suspense.
  The book has moments of great seriousness, and even some genuine suspense.
  Even though it's riddled with melodrama, this is still a high quality internal affairs suspense thriller.
  In a claustrophobic suspense story, you could see how this might come in handy.
  As a suspense film in the Hitchcock vein, yeah, it's wonderful.
  The mixed metaphor is unfortunate, but his story line sounds promising and adds suspense.
  Finishing it, I knew it had to be the greatest suspense novel ever written.
  Directors of horror and suspense films would be wise to check out Koi Kaze.
  Eight years later his 16th novel marked a change of genre, to suspense thriller.
  It was devoid of terror, suspense, originality or quality.
  Promise me a monster suspense film and it ends up being a third-rate Scooby-Doo episode.
  Much of the plot in bare-bones form would make a nifty suspense thriller.
  I let out a heavy sigh and thought hard for a few seconds, unable to register anything except comic books and fiction suspense novels.
  The mystery of these implicit questions heightens the novel's suspense.
  Synonyms
  tension, uncertainty, doubt, doubtfulness, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, strain
2Law
The temporary cessation or suspension of something.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into suspense by reason of his application for judicial review.
Synonyms
suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, remission, reserve

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French suspens 'abeyance', based on Latin suspensus 'suspended, hovering, doubtful', past participle of suspendere (see suspend).

Rhymes

cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, tense, thence, whence

Definition of suspense in US English:

suspense

nounsəˈspɛnssəˈspens

1A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!
Example sentencesExamples
- The crowd is in suspense, wondering how things will go for the dog.
- I was sitting in suspense wondering what exactly had happened.
- If anything, knowing the plot and the protagonists will heighten the suspense.
- There's another 4 days left on that and the suspense is killing me!
- The suspense was killing me, even though I knew what he would say.
- He knows how to build suspense, delight, alarm, shock, despair.
- Then I went out, because I couldn't bear the suspense of waiting to see if it would set.
- Until then, you'll just have to live in suspense.
- It's wonderful that I put you in suspense if that hardly ever happens.
- Although the special effects are fairly impressive, De Palma fails to generate any real suspense.
- Sometimes it's the little things that happen or don't happen that heighten suspense.
- You wait in suspense to hear how each sentence will end.
- It's odd, but it keeps you in suspense for what will happen next.
- Clearly, there was plenty of suspense built into this year's player rankings.
- I'm currently waiting for so much stuff, the suspense is killing me.
- Technically it's presented as a question though the audience experiences no real suspense about the outcome.
- I can't stand the suspense of waiting for the machine to get it.
- For an hour after the decision was made in Singapore, the crowd in front of city hall was still waiting in suspense for the official announcement.
- The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off.
- She paces herself, keeps the reader in suspense.
Synonyms
eagerly, agog, all agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks, avid, excited, on edge, open-mouthed, anxious, edgy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, overwrought, uneasy, worried
1. 1.1 A quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen.
  a tale of mystery and suspense
  as modifier a suspense novel
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well, this is the real world, not the world of action films and suspense novels, and yet the same principle is at work here as it is in the world of fiction.
  If you like well written and interesting suspense movies, this movie is worth a shot.
  Directors of horror and suspense films would be wise to check out Koi Kaze.
  Finally, he took a year's leave of absence, so great was his need to finish writing his first suspense novel.
  Eight years later his 16th novel marked a change of genre, to suspense thriller.
  It's the only brand of suspense I know in fiction that is so palpable, you can feel it on your skin.
  In a claustrophobic suspense story, you could see how this might come in handy.
  The mystery of these implicit questions heightens the novel's suspense.
  The book has moments of great seriousness, and even some genuine suspense.
  Finishing it, I knew it had to be the greatest suspense novel ever written.
  Promise me a monster suspense film and it ends up being a third-rate Scooby-Doo episode.
  Even though it's riddled with melodrama, this is still a high quality internal affairs suspense thriller.
  As a suspense film in the Hitchcock vein, yeah, it's wonderful.
  Yes, the movie goes for short-term thrills instead of building suspense.
  I let out a heavy sigh and thought hard for a few seconds, unable to register anything except comic books and fiction suspense novels.
  It was devoid of terror, suspense, originality or quality.
  There was genuine suspense, and that just makes it a great story.
  There just doesn't seem to be any real suspense in romantic comedies any more.
  Much of the plot in bare-bones form would make a nifty suspense thriller.
  The mixed metaphor is unfortunate, but his story line sounds promising and adds suspense.
  Synonyms
  tension, uncertainty, doubt, doubtfulness, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, strain
2Law
The temporary cessation or suspension of something.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into suspense by reason of his application for judicial review.
Synonyms
suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, remission, reserve

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French suspens ‘abeyance’, based on Latin suspensus ‘suspended, hovering, doubtful’, past participle of suspendere (see suspend).

单词	suspense
释义	Definition of suspense in English: suspense noun səˈspɛnssəˈspɛns mass noun 1A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense! Example sentencesExamples Although the special effects are fairly impressive, De Palma fails to generate any real suspense. He knows how to build suspense, delight, alarm, shock, despair. The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off. I'm currently waiting for so much stuff, the suspense is killing me. It's odd, but it keeps you in suspense for what will happen next. Technically it's presented as a question though the audience experiences no real suspense about the outcome. Until then, you'll just have to live in suspense. I can't stand the suspense of waiting for the machine to get it. Clearly, there was plenty of suspense built into this year's player rankings. There's another 4 days left on that and the suspense is killing me! You wait in suspense to hear how each sentence will end. Sometimes it's the little things that happen or don't happen that heighten suspense. If anything, knowing the plot and the protagonists will heighten the suspense. It's wonderful that I put you in suspense if that hardly ever happens. The suspense was killing me, even though I knew what he would say. She paces herself, keeps the reader in suspense. I was sitting in suspense wondering what exactly had happened. The crowd is in suspense, wondering how things will go for the dog. Then I went out, because I couldn't bear the suspense of waiting to see if it would set. For an hour after the decision was made in Singapore, the crowd in front of city hall was still waiting in suspense for the official announcement. Synonyms eagerly, agog, all agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks, avid, excited, on edge, open-mouthed, anxious, edgy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, overwrought, uneasy, worried informal uptight, waiting for the axe to fall 1.1 A quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen. a tale of mystery and suspense Example sentencesExamples Finally, he took a year's leave of absence, so great was his need to finish writing his first suspense novel. There was genuine suspense, and that just makes it a great story. If you like well written and interesting suspense movies, this movie is worth a shot. There just doesn't seem to be any real suspense in romantic comedies any more. It's the only brand of suspense I know in fiction that is so palpable, you can feel it on your skin. Well, this is the real world, not the world of action films and suspense novels, and yet the same principle is at work here as it is in the world of fiction. Yes, the movie goes for short-term thrills instead of building suspense. The book has moments of great seriousness, and even some genuine suspense. Even though it's riddled with melodrama, this is still a high quality internal affairs suspense thriller. In a claustrophobic suspense story, you could see how this might come in handy. As a suspense film in the Hitchcock vein, yeah, it's wonderful. The mixed metaphor is unfortunate, but his story line sounds promising and adds suspense. Finishing it, I knew it had to be the greatest suspense novel ever written. Directors of horror and suspense films would be wise to check out Koi Kaze. Eight years later his 16th novel marked a change of genre, to suspense thriller. It was devoid of terror, suspense, originality or quality. Promise me a monster suspense film and it ends up being a third-rate Scooby-Doo episode. Much of the plot in bare-bones form would make a nifty suspense thriller. I let out a heavy sigh and thought hard for a few seconds, unable to register anything except comic books and fiction suspense novels. The mystery of these implicit questions heightens the novel's suspense. Synonyms tension, uncertainty, doubt, doubtfulness, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, strain 2Law The temporary cessation or suspension of something. Example sentencesExamples The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into suspense by reason of his application for judicial review. Synonyms suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, remission, reserve Origin Late Middle English: from Old French suspens 'abeyance', based on Latin suspensus 'suspended, hovering, doubtful', past participle of suspendere (see suspend). Rhymes cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, tense, thence, whence Definition of suspense in US English: suspense nounsəˈspɛnssəˈspens 1A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense! Example sentencesExamples The crowd is in suspense, wondering how things will go for the dog. I was sitting in suspense wondering what exactly had happened. If anything, knowing the plot and the protagonists will heighten the suspense. There's another 4 days left on that and the suspense is killing me! The suspense was killing me, even though I knew what he would say. He knows how to build suspense, delight, alarm, shock, despair. Then I went out, because I couldn't bear the suspense of waiting to see if it would set. Until then, you'll just have to live in suspense. It's wonderful that I put you in suspense if that hardly ever happens. Although the special effects are fairly impressive, De Palma fails to generate any real suspense. Sometimes it's the little things that happen or don't happen that heighten suspense. You wait in suspense to hear how each sentence will end. It's odd, but it keeps you in suspense for what will happen next. Clearly, there was plenty of suspense built into this year's player rankings. I'm currently waiting for so much stuff, the suspense is killing me. Technically it's presented as a question though the audience experiences no real suspense about the outcome. I can't stand the suspense of waiting for the machine to get it. For an hour after the decision was made in Singapore, the crowd in front of city hall was still waiting in suspense for the official announcement. The film builds suspense in a skillfully organic manner, then never pays off. She paces herself, keeps the reader in suspense. Synonyms eagerly, agog, all agog, with bated breath, on tenterhooks, avid, excited, on edge, open-mouthed, anxious, edgy, jittery, jumpy, keyed up, overwrought, uneasy, worried 1.1 A quality in a work of fiction that arouses excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen. a tale of mystery and suspense as modifier a suspense novel Example sentencesExamples Well, this is the real world, not the world of action films and suspense novels, and yet the same principle is at work here as it is in the world of fiction. If you like well written and interesting suspense movies, this movie is worth a shot. Directors of horror and suspense films would be wise to check out Koi Kaze. Finally, he took a year's leave of absence, so great was his need to finish writing his first suspense novel. Eight years later his 16th novel marked a change of genre, to suspense thriller. It's the only brand of suspense I know in fiction that is so palpable, you can feel it on your skin. In a claustrophobic suspense story, you could see how this might come in handy. The mystery of these implicit questions heightens the novel's suspense. The book has moments of great seriousness, and even some genuine suspense. Finishing it, I knew it had to be the greatest suspense novel ever written. Promise me a monster suspense film and it ends up being a third-rate Scooby-Doo episode. Even though it's riddled with melodrama, this is still a high quality internal affairs suspense thriller. As a suspense film in the Hitchcock vein, yeah, it's wonderful. Yes, the movie goes for short-term thrills instead of building suspense. I let out a heavy sigh and thought hard for a few seconds, unable to register anything except comic books and fiction suspense novels. It was devoid of terror, suspense, originality or quality. There was genuine suspense, and that just makes it a great story. There just doesn't seem to be any real suspense in romantic comedies any more. Much of the plot in bare-bones form would make a nifty suspense thriller. The mixed metaphor is unfortunate, but his story line sounds promising and adds suspense. Synonyms tension, uncertainty, doubt, doubtfulness, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, nervousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, strain 2Law The temporary cessation or suspension of something. Example sentencesExamples The Applicant has set in motion an appeal from the disciplinary panel to an appeal panel but that appeal has been put into suspense by reason of his application for judicial review. Synonyms suspension, a state of suspension, a state of dormancy, a state of latency, a state of uncertainty, remission, reserve Origin Late Middle English: from Old French suspens ‘abeyance’, based on Latin suspensus ‘suspended, hovering, doubtful’, past participle of suspendere (see suspend).
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