Suspense vs Terminate - What's the difference?
suspense | terminate |
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
To end, especially in an incomplete state.
* J. S. Harford
To kill.
To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
(label) Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
As adjectives the difference between suspense and terminate
is that suspense is (obsolete) held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding while terminate is terminated; limited; bounded; ended.As a noun suspense
is the condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.As a verb terminate is
to end, especially in an incomplete state.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 .