suspense
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- suspence (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman suspens as in en suspens, from Old French suspens.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
suspense (uncountable)
- the condition of being suspended
- the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc
- the unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement
unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
Nominalisation of the feminine form of suspens.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sys.pɑ̃ns/
[edit] Noun
suspense f. (plural suspenses)
- suspense (state of being suspended)
[edit] Etymology 2
From English suspense.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sys.pɛns/
[edit] Noun
suspense m. (plural suspenses)
- suspense (emotion; feeling)
- Cet acteur a joué dans plusieurs films à suspense.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
English
[edit] Noun
suspense f. inv.
- suspense (all senses)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Participle
suspense
- vocative masculine singular of suspensus
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
French suspense, from English.
[edit] Noun
suspense m. (plural suspenses)
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- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English nouns
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms derived from English
- French masculine nouns
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian nouns
- Latin participle forms
- Spanish terms derived from French
- Spanish terms derived from English
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