Suspenses
noun
1.
a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
2.
a state of mental indecision.
3.
undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs:
For a few days matters hung in suspense.
4.
the state or condition of being suspended.
noun
1.
the condition of being insecure or uncertain: the matter of the succession remained in suspense for many years
2.
mental uncertainty; anxiety: their father’s illness kept them in a state of suspense
3.
excitement felt at the approach of the climax: a play of terrifying suspense
4.
the condition of being suspended
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