| NOUN | state | tension, tenseness, stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
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| state | tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained | |
| state | tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) | |
| phenomenon | tension | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body | |
| state | tension, latent hostility | feelings of hostility that are not manifest | |
| act | tension | the action of stretching something tight |
| Sounds | teh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. | |
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| Example | "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension" | |
| Synonyms | tenseness, stress | |
| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Narrower | breaking point | (psychology) stress / stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial |
| yips | nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) | |
| Broader | strain, mental strain, nervous strain | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress |
| Spanish | agotamiento, estrés, fatiga, stress, tensión | |
| Catalan | esgotament, estrès, fatiga, tensió | |
| Meaning | The physical condition of being stretched or strained. | |
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| Example | "it places great tension on the leg muscles" | |
| Synonyms | tensity, tenseness, tautness | |
| Narrower | tonicity, tonus, tone | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Spanish | tensión, tirantez | |
| Catalan | tensió | |
| Verbs | tense | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| tense | become tense, nervous, or uneasy | |
| Meaning | A balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature). | |
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| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| literature | creative writing of recognized / recognized artistic value | |
| Broader | balance | A state of equilibrium |
| Adjectives | tensional | of or relating to or produced by tension |
| Meaning | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body. | |
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| Example | "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | stress | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body |
| Catalan | tensió | |
| Adjectives | tensile | of or relating to tension |
| Verbs | tense | increase the tension on |
| tense | become stretched or tense or taut | |
| Meaning | Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. | |
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| Example | "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions" | |
| Synonym | latent hostility | |
| Broader | hostility, enmity, antagonism | A state of deep-seated ill-will |
| Adjectives | tensional | of or relating to or produced by tension |
| Meaning | The action of stretching something tight. | |
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| Example | "tension holds the belt in the pulleys" | |
| Broader | stretching | Act of expanding by lengthening or widening |
| Verbs | tense | increase the tension on |
| tense | become stretched or tense or taut | |
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