suspense
Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceedingHeld or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
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» Tom couldn't stand the suspense any longer.
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2 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
(not comparable, obsolete)Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
Examples
17 sentencesTom couldn't stand the suspense any longer.
Don't keep me in suspense.
ruНе держи меня в неизвестности. — marafon
deSpann mich nicht auf die Folter. — wolfgangth
Readers had been waiting in suspense for at least three months before they got an answer.
The game was full of suspense.
This story is full of suspense.
Origin
From Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and OFrom Middle English suspense, suspence, from Anglo-Norman suspens (as in en suspens) and Old French suspens, from Latin suspēnsus.
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