suspense[noun]Synonyms: uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension, doubt, expectation, insecurity, irresolution, tension
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sus‧pense /səˈspens/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: suspendre; ⇒ suspend]
a feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next ⇒
tensionin suspense
They kept us in suspense for over two hours. Come on then, tell me what happened; the suspense is killing me (=I feel very excited or anxious because I do not know what will happen next). She couldn’t bear the suspense a moment longer.suspense novel/story/movie etc (=one which is exciting because you do not know what will happen next) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲