suspense
1Suspense — (engl. für „Gespanntheit“) ist ein Begriff aus der Theater , Film und Literaturwissenschaft. Er leitet sich von lat. suspendere („aufhängen“) ab und bedeutet so viel wie „in Unsicherheit schweben“ hinsichtlich eines befürchteten oder erhofften… …
2Suspense — Sus*pense , n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense}, a.] 1. 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 …
3Suspense — Sus*pense , a. [F. suspens, L. suspensus, p. p. of suspendere. See {Suspend}.] 1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [The great light of day] suspense in heaven. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressing, or… …
4suspense — 1. ‘Expectación por el desarrollo de una acción o suceso, especialmente en una película, obra teatral o relato’: «Toda la historia está llevada con una maestría inaudita, [...] manejando inteligentemente el suspense, la intriga, la zozobra del… …
5suspense — sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Misterio, emoción, incertidumbre: Siempre cuenta las cosas con mucho suspense. El relato tiene mucho suspense y es emocionante. 2. (no contable) Género cinematográfico o literario cuya característica… …
6suspense — suspense, suspension The two words used to be interchangeable in several meanings, but have since gone their separate ways. Suspense is used primarily to denote ‘a state of anxious uncertainty or expectation’, and is common attributively (i.e.… …
7suspense — (Del fr. suspense, y este del ingl. suspense). m. Expectación impaciente o ansiosa por el desarrollo de una acción o suceso, especialmente en una película cinematográfica, una obra teatral o un relato …
8suspense — [sə spens′] n. [ME < MFr suspens, suspense, delay, deferring < ML suspensum < L suspensus, suspended, uncertain, lit., hung up, pp. of suspendere, to SUSPEND] 1. the state of being undecided or undetermined 2. a state of usually anxious… …
9suspense — index doubt (indecision), expectation, pendency, remission Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10suspense — c.1400, not being executed, unfulfilled (of legal matters), from Anglo Fr. suspens (in en suspens in abeyance, c.1300), from O.Fr. suspens act of suspending, from L. suspensus, pp. of suspendere (see SUSPEND (Cf. suspend)). Meaning state of… …
