sus·pense 
/səˈspɛns/ noun
/səˈspɛns/ noun [noncount] : a feeling or state of nervousness or excitement caused by wondering what will happen
▪ I can't bear/stand the suspense. ▪ The suspense builds as the story progresses. ▪ a novel of suspense ▪ Alfred Hitchcock was a master of suspense. ▪ The movie is a suspense thriller. ▪ I don't know who won and the suspense is killing me. [=I am very anxious to know who won] ▪ She kept him in suspense [=waiting anxiously] for two whole days before she agreed to marry him.
▪ I can't bear/stand the suspense. ▪ The suspense builds as the story progresses. ▪ a novel of suspense ▪ Alfred Hitchcock was a master of suspense. ▪ The movie is a suspense thriller. ▪ I don't know who won and the suspense is killing me. [=I am very anxious to know who won] ▪ She kept him in suspense [=waiting anxiously] for two whole days before she agreed to marry him.
— sus·pense·ful /səˈspɛnsfəl/ adjective [more suspenseful; most suspenseful]
▪ a suspenseful story/situation/movie
/səˈspɛnsfəl/ adjective [more suspenseful; most suspenseful] ▪ a suspenseful story/situation/movie
