Suspense vs Cliffhanger - What's the difference?
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The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
* Alexander Pope
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.
* Denham
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
(obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
* Milton
(obsolete) Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt.
* Milton
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
* 2007 , Hilary Hylton, "
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
* 2008 , Timothy Garton Ash, "
Cliffhanger is a related term of suspense.
As nouns the difference between suspense and cliffhanger
is that suspense is the condition of being suspended; cessation for a time while cliffhanger is an ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.As an adjective suspense
is held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.suspense
English
(wikipedia suspense)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(-)- a cool suspense from pleasure and from pain
- Ten days the prophet in suspense remained.
Derived terms
* suspensefulAdjective
(-)- [The great light of day] suspense in heaven.
- Expectation held his look suspense .
cliffhanger
English
Alternative forms
* cliff hanger, cliff-hangerNoun
(en noun)Filming Texas in a Good Light," Time , 2 Jul.:
- Back in the early 80s, the hit series Dallas kept the nation guessing with its season-ending cliffhanger "Who Shot J.R.?"
Russia has run rings round the west," Guardian (UK), 28 Feb. (retrieved 2 Feb. 2009):
- This presidential election is such a cliffhanger . Will it be the rising star Dmitry "Obamovich" Medvedev? Or the veteran Gennady "McCainovich" Zyuganov?
