suspense
noun/səˈspɛns/
Frequency rank: #7,431 most common English word
Meaning
a state of excited uncertainty or anxiety while waiting for something to happen
Example sentence
Everyone in the theater sat in suspense as the detective opened the mysterious letter.
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