NOUN | feeling | suspense | apprehension about what is going to happen / happen / happen |
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cognition | suspense | an uncertain cognitive state | |
feeling | suspense | excited anticipation of an approaching climax |
Sounds | sahspeh'ns | |
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Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... |
Meaning | apprehension about what is going to happen / happen / happen. | |
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Broader | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | fearful expectation or anticipation |
Spanish | incertidumbre, suspense | |
Catalan | incertesa, suspens |
Meaning | An uncertain cognitive state. | |
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Example | "the matter remained in suspense for several years" | |
Broader | doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | The state of being unsure of something |
Spanish | suspense | |
Catalan | suspens |
Meaning | excited anticipation of an approaching climax. | |
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Example | "the play kept the audience in suspense" | |
Broader | anticipation, expectancy | An expectation |
Spanish | emoción, intriga, suspense, suspenso, tensión | |
Catalan | emoció, intriga, suspens, tensió |
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