apprehension about what is going to happen an uncertain cognitive state; 'the matter remained in suspense for several years' excited anticipation of an approaching climax; 'the play kept the audience in suspense'
Suspense or tension is the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. However, suspense is not exclusive to literature. ...
Suspense is a 1946 film noir directed by Frank Tuttle. The ice-skating-themed movie starred Barry Sullivan and former Olympic skater Belita (Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner), who would team up again in 1947 for the film, The Gangster. It was also the last film appearance of actor Eugene Pallette. ...
Suspense, one of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled 'radio's outstanding theater of thrills.' It was heard on CBS from 1942 through 1962. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 are extant in mostly high-quality recordings
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
That quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events. ...
a feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events.
(sus-pense) The anxious anticipation of a reader or an audience as to the outcome of a story, especially concerning the character or characters ...
a feeling of uncertainty about what will happen next.
A feeling of curiosity or expectation, often tinged with anxiousness, created by raising questions about the outcome of events.
A way of holding funding for a budgeted position because an employee has temporarily reduced his/her percentage of time, or been given a temporary promotion, or the department is temporarily paying an employee on a different FAU.
a state of excitement or apprehension created by the pacing and sequencing of scenes, through the raising of a protagonist’s emotional or physical stakes, or through the creation of jeopardy situations for a protagonist.
a reader's anxious uncertainty about a decision or event in a literary work
technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
Leaving the reader uncertain and anxious as to how events unfold. 'Does the character get attacked? Will he live?'
is "anticipation as to the outcome of events, particularly as they affect a character for whom one has sympathy. ...
When the audience is left wondering what will occur next.
A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work. An author creates suspense to maintain the attention of his or her reader. Often used in conjunction with dramatic irony and foreshadowing.
the pleasurable anxiety we feel that heightens our attention to the story.
the quality in a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about what is going to come next.
mental uncertainty; state of excitement regarding the outcome of an event
Anxiety resulting from the unknown. A mysterious situation leads to apprehension about the outcome.
Tension in the plot that makes the audience anxious.
questions answers "What is going to happen next?" The surprise that is proportional to the unexpectedness of what happens. Commercial fiction relies on it!
Anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain,
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