"suspense" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /səˈspɛns/ Audio: en-us-suspense.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|suspense}} Middle English suspense, {{m|enm|suspence}} suspence, {{der|en|xno|suspens}} Anglo-Norman suspens, {{m|fro|en suspens}} en suspens, {{der|en|fro|suspens}} Old French suspens, {{der|en|la|suspēnsus}} Latin suspēnsus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} suspense (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-adj-amqzr4G4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12
  2. (obsolete) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-adj-El4eCqPU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: suspence [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /səˈspɛns/ Audio: en-us-suspense.ogg [US] Forms: suspenses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛns Etymology: From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|suspense}} Middle English suspense, {{m|enm|suspence}} suspence, {{der|en|xno|suspens}} Anglo-Norman suspens, {{m|fro|en suspens}} en suspens, {{der|en|fro|suspens}} Old French suspens, {{der|en|la|suspēnsus}} Latin suspēnsus Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} suspense (usually uncountable, plural suspenses)
  1. The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (condition of being suspended): إِيقَاف (ʔīqāf) [masculine] (Arabic), تَوْقِيف (tawqīf) [masculine] (Arabic), временно прекратяване (vremenno prekratjavane) (Bulgarian), 悬疑 (xuányí) (Chinese Mandarin), jännitys (Finnish), suspension [feminine] (French), Hängen [neuter] (German), suspension [feminine] (Occitan), pagkaalip-ip (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-noun-2n3L2wvU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12 Disambiguation of 'condition of being suspended': 84 2 4 5 5
  2. the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement): تَشْوِيق (tašwīq) [masculine] (Arabic), напрегнатост (napregnatost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), очакване (očakvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), jännitys (Finnish), suspense [masculine] (French), suspense (Galician), Spannung [feminine] (German), saspens (Malay), poho tārewa (Maori), suspens [masculine] (Occitan), suspens [masculine] (Polish), suspensja [feminine] (Polish), напряже́ние (naprjažénije) [neuter] (Russian), напряжённое ожида́ние (naprjažónnoje ožidánije) [neuter] (Russian), саспе́нс (saspéns) [masculine] (Russian), suspense (Spanish), taharuki (Swahili), саспе́нс (saspéns) [masculine] (Ukrainian), напруга (napruha) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-noun-LxOCklHd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12 Disambiguation of 'pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement': 3 68 24 3 2
  3. The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension): неизвестност (neizvestnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), несигурност (nesigurnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), jännitys (Finnish), angoisse (French), anxiété [feminine] (French), appréhension [feminine] (French), suspense (Galician), Spannung [feminine] (German), Anspannung [feminine] (German), trepidazione [feminine] (Italian), saspens (Malay), tokopā (Maori), tokopaha (Maori), ànsia [feminine] (Occitan), suspense (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-noun-j0th0YDG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12 Disambiguation of 'unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension': 2 17 77 2 1
  4. (law) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-noun-AyjHrTSY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12 Topics: law
  5. (US, military) A deadline. Tags: US, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-suspense-en-noun-jiN-xy5E Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 17 17 16 18 12 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: suspence [obsolete] Derived forms: in suspense, suspense account, suspenseful

Inflected forms

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        "(US, military) A deadline."
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}

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