suspense

US /səˈspens/

UK /səˈspens/

1.

suspense

a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

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come on, Fran, don't keep me in suspense!

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eagerly agog with bated breath on tenterhooks avid excited on edge open-mouthed anxious edgy jittery jumpy keyed up overwrought uneasy worried uptight

2.

suspense

the temporary cessation or suspension of something.

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suspension suspenseful