tension
The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
Example
“My tensions with Eric over his alleged past actions have been fully resolved.”
Other meanings
A psychological state of being tense.
A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
Synonyms
- stress
Related words
- tensional
- tensioner
- tensionless
- antitension
- hypertension
- hypotension
- normotension
- post-tension
- pretension
- overtension
- posttension
- thermotension
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "tensio" (tēnsiō).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tension” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.