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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pense /səˈspɛns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a state of mental anxiety and uncertainty, as in awaiting a decision or outcome:The movie has a lot of chase scenes, tension, and suspense.
sus•pense•ful, adj.: a very suspenseful movie.See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pense (sə spens′),USA pronunciation n. - a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
- a state of mental indecision.
- undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs:For a few days matters hung in suspense.
- the state or condition of being suspended.
- Medieval Latin suspēnsum deferment, suspension, uncertainty, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin suspēnsus hung up, doubtful, in suspense (past participle of suspendere to hang up, leave undecided), equivalent. to sus- sus- + pēnsus (pend-, stem of pendere (translation) to hang (see pend)+ -tus past participle suffix, with dt s)
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: suspense /səˈspɛns/ n - the condition of being insecure or uncertain
- mental uncertainty; anxiety: their father's illness kept them in a state of suspense
- excitement felt at the approach of the climax: a play of terrifying suspense
- the condition of being suspended
Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin suspensum delay, from Latin suspendere to hang up; see suspendsusˈpenseful adj |