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tension English

Meaning tension meaning

What does tension mean?
Definitions in simple English

tension Noun

— The state of being tight. There is too much tension in the rope. It might break.

tension

— noun (= stress) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension stress is a vasoconstrictor — noun (= tenseness) the physical condition of being stretched or strained it places great tension on the leg muscles he could feel the tenseness of her body — noun a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history — noun (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear — noun the action of stretching something tight tension holds the belt in the pulleys — noun (= latent hostility) feelings of hostility that are not manifest he could sense her latent hostility to him the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions

Synonyms tension synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tension?

tension English » English

strain stress tenseness tautness voltage pressure tightness tensity excitement tightening stretch intensity anxiety tonus tonicity tensile force take-up suspense stretching force stretching potential difference nervousness mental strain latent hostility blackmail acuteness vibration urgency uneasiness torsion tone tensioning tensile strength tense swelling power strong strength strained stiffness shakedown seriousness richness pullup pulling force pull tight potential drop motive force load incandescence imminence

Topics tension topics

What do people use tension to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Nervous
Social behavior Conflict

Hostility

Conjugation tension conjugation

How do you conjugate tension?

tension · verb

Examples tension examples

How do I use tension in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Can you feel the tension?
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
His joke eased the tension in the room.
There was a lot of tension between Tom and Mary.
I felt the tension grow between us.
Mary tried to defuse the tension by changing the subject.
I have a lot of tension in my shoulders.
Cold-war tension has mounted.
Tom tried to ease the tension.
You could feel the tension in the air.
Political tension destabilizes country.
I felt the tension in the air.

Movie subtitles

The tension is palpable.
Blood or a tension.
If it's a tension, he'll arrest.
Left sided thoracotomy for a tension pneumothorax.
Well, all of us here tonight are under very much the same kind of tension.
I put it down at the time to the strain, the tension of the operation.
There's a definite feeling of tension there. and I'm sure you'll be much better off not to risk the discourtesy of the villagers.
You can feel the tension in the air.
It's wonderful how you keep the tension.
Tension?
I can't even say how difficult this is. the tension such an absurd thing causes!
It's been that way for two hours, and the tension is just beginning.
A day of joy, a day of disappointment. Of dashed expectations, tension, hysteria, excitement.
As H-hour approached, the tension grew.
Showing how the criminal's life produces such extreme nervous tension that it changes his entire mental and physical makeup.
Paralysis of the larynx, caused by fear or any extraordinary emotional tension.
I know the strain and tension you've been under. But to stop now, when we're so close. On the brink of something tremendous.
Well, she just can't take the tension much longer.
The doctors tell me she needs a complete release from tension.
Maybe if I can increase the tension a little more, it will hurt him, and he will jump.
A psychic shock which creates an almost overwhelming tension which the person in shock must alleviate.
Only direct, simple action against Barney Quill would relieve this unbearable tension.
But the nearer they came to the Arctic Circle. the more the tension increased. the more tiny irritations were magnified into bitter feuds. the more the crewmen pondered their possible fate.
The tiny country remains unconcerned and almost indifferent to the tension.
Tension? - Suspense.
I can't even say how diffiicult this is. the tension such an absurd thing causes!
Your eyes are full of fear and tension.
Thank you. My stomach, it's my work. all the tension.
The tension was easing up.
You seem to hold yourself aloof from me, and a tension seems to grow between us, and-oh, you don't feel that?
She just can't take the tension much longer.
This was a real image of happiness so rare and precious that beneath my pleasure growed an uneasiness a state of tension that gained my entire body.
High tension current!
Work, pressure. The tension mounts.
Gentle, fast-acting, eliminates tension, removes excessive inhibitions. and is almost completely without harmful side effects.

News and current affairs

When Europeans think of future institutions, the tension is always seen as that between national differences and the common European identity.
Why not start now to overcome the traditional tension between NATO and the EU - especially as French policy toward NATO under President Nicolas Sarkozy has been moving in the right direction?
To what extent has uncertainty about the US commitment in Asia stoked tension between China and America's Asian allies?
Such a possibility seems even more far-fetched as long as the Iranian nuclear crisis remains unresolved and the Syrian crisis continues to widen the region's Shia-Sunni divide (reflected in increased tension between Turkey and Iran).
This region receives information from all the senses and in turn controls the various networks that inspire the speeding heart, sweaty palms, wrenching stomach, muscle tension and hormonal floods that characterize being afraid.
Chinese intellectuals have always been cognizant of this tension between individual creativity and collective will.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's recent proposal to provide humanitarian assistance despite the recent spike in tension, is a start in the right direction.
So there is great tension everywhere between how the public, and how doctors regard a possible contract in the field of assisted dying.
MANILA - One of the main sources of tension in Asia nowadays are the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, where the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and others have conflicting claims.
Had either Jalili or Qalibaf been elected, the tension within the IRGC might have worsened, becoming difficult for Khamenei to control.
Yet, withdrawal from participation in that development program may result in ethnic tension and even radicalization of certain dispossessed young Uyghur males.
They understand the tension between the different values involved in an issue, and how to balance the desirable with the feasible.
Suicide bombers, the prolonged state of tension, and the overall weakening of the hope for peace have slashed support for democratic government.
The tension between democracy and finance is at the root of today's rising discontent in Europe.
But the EEAS ended up in a turf war with the European Commission, and outgoing High Representative Catherine Ashton did little to ease the tension, owing to her unwillingness to involve herself in intra-EU disagreements.
But both Japan and China recognize that further tension will serve neither country's long-term interests.
Italy's new government will have to display leadership and vision to guide the economy toward stable growth, avert a race to the bottom, and stem growing social tension.
SEOUL - The long-delayed meeting of North Korea's ruling Worker's Party is now underway, and comes at a time of severe tension between North Korea and the international community.
At a time of increased tension between North Korea, South Korea, and the United States such a policy may seem impossible to undertake.
Of the several flashpoints in the region, including that between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the tension between Armenians and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh is among the most challenging.
If Europe, for its part, fails to respond to the challenges of the twenty-first century, it will face chronic economic stagnation, rising social tension, and political instability.
Investment has been discouraged by the rejection of corporate culture, social and political tension, and uncertainty about the reforms.
In practice, as a small country in a troubled neighborhood - and with North Korea a constant source of tension - it lives in existential anxiety.
America, India, Europe, and Japan will face increasing tension between their short-term military needs in the region and their long-term goal of promoting political reform in order to create more stable and reliable partners.
Tension between widespread private ownership of firms and pervasive public ownership of assets is another specific feature of China's economic system that looks similarly creaky.

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