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tension

noun

1 tension

psychology A state of mental or emotional strain or suspense:
— He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension.

synonyms: stress, tenseness.

Roget 159: strength; power etc. 157; energy etc. 171; vigor, force; main force, physical force, brute force; spring, elasticity, ... show more

Roget 200: length, longitude, span; mileage; distance etc. 196.    line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.    ... show more

Roget 824: excitation of feeling; mental excitement; suscitation, galvanism, stimulation, piquance, piquancy, provocation, inspiration, calling forth, infection; animation, agitation, perturbation; ... show more

Dutch: nervositeit, overspannenheid, overspanning, spanning, stress
Polish: nerwowość

2 tension

The physical condition of being stretched or strained:
— It places great tension on the leg muscles.

synonyms: tautness, tenseness, tensity.

Dutch: spanning

3 tension

A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature).

4 tension

physics A stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body.

Polish: napięcie

5 tension

Feelings of hostility that are not manifest:
— The diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions.

synonym: latent hostility.

Polish: napięcie, naprężenie

6 tension

The action of stretching something tight.

Polish: naprężanie, wyprężanie, napinanie


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