sus·pense

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• sus|pense — «suh SPEHNS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the condition of being mentally uncertain, especially: a) such a condition induced by art or craft in order to hold the attention of a reader or audience: »The detective story kept me in suspense until the… …   Useful english dictionary

• sus|pense´ful|ly — sus|pense|ful «suh SPEHNS fuhl», adjective. characterized by or full of suspense: »superbly acted suspenseful entertainment (Saturday Review). This time there was an even longer and more suspenseful silence before the answer came (New Yorker).… …   Useful english dictionary

• sus|pense|ful — «suh SPEHNS fuhl», adjective. characterized by or full of suspense: »superbly acted suspenseful entertainment (Saturday Review). This time there was an even longer and more suspenseful silence before the answer came (New Yorker).… …   Useful english dictionary

• sus — al·lo·der·ma·nys·sus; bal·a·no·glos·sus; bas·sus; bdel·lo·nys·sus; be·je·sus; bo·na·sus; bo·ras·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bys·sus; car·ba·sus; ca·sus; cau·sus; cer·a·sus; cer·a·to·glos·sus; chon·dro·glos·sus; cis·sus; clys·sus; co·los·sus;… …   English syllables

• pense — ex·pense·less; pre·pense; pre·pense·ly; pro·pense; sus·pense·ful; ex·pense; rec·om·pense; sus·pense; …   English syllables

• suspense — sus·pense …   English syllables

• suspense — sus•pense [[t]səˈspɛns[/t]] n. 1) a state of mental uncertainty, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, accompanied by anxiety or excitement 2) a state of mental indecision 3) undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs 4) the state or… …   From formal English to slang

• suspense — sus|pense [səˈspens] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: suspendre; SUSPEND] a feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next →↑tension in suspense ▪ They kept us in suspense for over two hours. ▪ Come on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Suspense — Sus|pense [səs pɛns] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. suspense, dies wohl über das Mittelfr. zu lat. suspensus, vgl. ↑suspendieren> [auf den Filmzuschauer bezogene] Spannung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• suspense — sus|pense [ sə spens ] noun uncount excitement or worry that you feel when you are waiting to find out what has happened or what will happen: Hurry up and tell me! The suspense is killing me! The movie was a masterpiece of suspense. keep/leave… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English