Meaning of Suspense | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
   uncountable, usually
2. the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
   uncountable, usually
3. The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
   uncountable, usually
4. 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.
   uncountable, usually
5. A deadline.
   US, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“For thee the Fates, severely kind, ordain / A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain; / Thy life a long dead calm of fix'd repose; / No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.”

“Ten days the prophet in suspense remain'd.”

“I believe that, to the young, suspense is the most intolerable suffering. Active misery always brings with it its own power of endurance.”

“She sent us that assignment with a suspense of noon tomorrow.”

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