Word Meaning

suspense definition and meaning

a. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
a. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
a. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury.
a. Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
a. 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.

Crossword clues for suspense

- A feeling of anxious uncertainty about what is to happen
- Anticipation
- Anxiety at what sounds like suspicious British money
- Apprehension
- Expectancy
- Limbo
- On tenterhooks, in ...
- State of tension
- Suspicion, doubt
- Tension
- Uncertainty
- Uses pens erratically when kept in this state
- Uses pens to build tension
- Uses pens to create excitement