Noun: suspense su'spen(t)s
- Excited anticipation of an approaching climax
"the play kept the audience in suspense"
- Apprehension about what is going to happen
"The suspense was unbearable as they waited for the jury's verdict"
- An uncertain cognitive state
"the matter remained in suspense for several years"
Derived forms: suspenses
Type of: anticipation, apprehension, apprehensiveness, doubt, doubtfulness, dread, dubiety, dubiousness, expectancy, incertitude, misgiving, uncertainty
Encyclopedia: Suspense