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English noun: suspense | |||
| 1. | suspense (feeling) apprehension about what is going to happen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | ||
| 2. | suspense (cognition) an uncertain cognitive state | ||
| Samples | The matter remained in suspense for several years. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||
| 3. | suspense (feeling) excited anticipation of an approaching climax | ||
| Samples | The play kept the audience in suspense. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, expectancy | ||
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