apprehensiveness vs suspense
suspense vs apprehensivenessapprehensiveness and suspense both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apprehensiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
| suspense | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
suspense is a hyponym of
apprehensiveness; that is, suspense is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
apprehensiveness:
- apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
- suspense: apprehension about what is going to happen
Other hyponyms of apprehensiveness include
trepidation, boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment, gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness, chill, pall.
| apprehensiveness (noun) | suspense (noun) |
|---|---|
| fearful expectation or anticipation | an uncertain cognitive state |
| excited anticipation of an approaching climax | |
| apprehension about what is going to happen |
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