suspense — meaning in English

English meaning

• suspense noun A feeling of nervous excitement or anxiety while waiting to find out what happens.
• thriller noun A book, film, or play built around suspense, danger, and excitement.

Senses

suspense is used for these senses in English:

• suspense The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
• suspense (legal) 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.
• thriller (film, literature) A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.

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