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SUSPENSE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does suspense mean?

• SUSPENSE (noun)
The noun SUSPENSE has 3 senses:

1. apprehension about what is going to happen
2. an uncertain cognitive state
3. excited anticipation of an approaching climax

Familiarity information: SUSPENSE used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SUSPENSE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Apprehension about what is going to happen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("suspense" is a kind of...):

apprehension; apprehensiveness; dread (fearful expectation or anticipation)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An uncertain cognitive state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

the matter remained in suspense for several years

Hypernyms ("suspense" is a kind of...):

doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Excited anticipation of an approaching climax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Context example:

the play kept the audience in suspense

Hypernyms ("suspense" is a kind of...):

anticipation; expectancy (pleasurable expectation)

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