cliffhanger
English
/ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
- (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.
Etymology
Compound from English cliff + English hanger.
Origin
English
hanger
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cleveland English
- Cliffsend English
- apehanger English
- byhanger English
- cliff English
- cliffbound English
- cliffed English
- cliffgreen English
- cliffing English
- cliffless English
- clifflike English
- cliffline English
- cliffrose English
- cliffscape English
- cliffside English
- clifftop English
- cliffy English
- crapehanger English
- crepehanger English
- doorhanger English
- goalhanger English
- hang English
- hanger English
- hanger steak English
- hangerless English
- onhanger English
- paperhanger English
- pothanger English
- seacliff English
- straphanger English
- undercliff English
- Cliffhanger German
- ハンガー Japanese
- klif Polish
- clyf Middle English
- hanger Middle English
- hanger Cebuano
- hang
- cliff
- hanger
- cliffy
- cliffed
- byhanger
- onhanger
- cliffing
- clifftop
- seacliff
- Cleveland
- cliffside
- clifflike
- cliffless
- pothanger
- cliffline
- Cliffsend
- cliffrose
- apehanger
- undercliff
- cliffscape
- doorhanger
- cliffbound
- hangerless
- goalhanger
- cliffgreen
- straphanger
- crepehanger
- crapehanger
- paperhanger
- hanger steak