suspense · noun
Sens et exemples
Un sentiment d’angoisse ou d’excitation dans l’attente d’une issue importante et incertaine.
The long pause before the announcement increased the suspense among applicants waiting to hear whose proposals had been selected.
She builds suspense by revealing what the characters fear while withholding the information that could reassure them.
We remained in suspense until the engineer confirmed that the damaged files could be recovered.
The final scene loses some of its suspense because the audience already knows how the central conflict will end.
Formes
- suspense uncountable noun