| NOUN | feeling | suspense | apprehension about what is going to happen / happen / happen |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | suspense | an uncertain cognitive state | |
| feeling | suspense | excited anticipation of an approaching climax |
| Sounds | sahspeh'ns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | commence ... whence: 23 rhymes with ehns... | |
| Meaning | apprehension about what is going to happen / happen / happen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread | fearful expectation or anticipation |
| Spanish | incertidumbre, suspense | |
| Catalan | incertesa, suspens | |
| Meaning | An uncertain cognitive state. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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