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tension

the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"

(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"

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"

(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

Synonyms:

• Discordia,
• Eris,
• agitation,
• all-overs,
• angst,
• anxiety,
• anxiety hysteria,
• anxiety neurosis,
• anxious bench,
• anxious concern,
• anxious seat,
• anxiousness,
• apprehension,
• apprehensiveness,
• bloat,
• bloating,
• breaking point,
• cankerworm of care,
• care,
• chill,
• chilliness,
• clash,
• clashing,
• clutch,
• coldness,
• concern,
• concernment,
• conflict,
• contention,
• coolness,
• crisis,
• crunch,
• disaccord,
• disaffinity,
• discomfort,
• discord,
• discordance,
• discordancy,
• disharmony,
• disquiet,
• disquietude,
• distension,
• distress,
• disturbance,
• dread,
• edginess,
• elongation,
• emergency,
• enmity,
• exigency,
• extension,
• extreme tension,
• fear,
• fidgetiness,
• firmness,
• force,
• foreboding,
• forebodingness,
• friction,
• frost,
• haul,
• heave,
• high pressure,
• iciness,
• imperativeness,
• incompatibility,
• incompatibleness,
• inflation,
• inharmoniousness,
• inharmony,
• inhospitality,
• inimicality,
• inquietude,
• jangle,
• jar,
• jitteriness,
• jumpiness,
• lengthening,
• malaise,
• mental strain,
• mischief,
• misgiving,
• nerves,
• nervous strain,
• nervous tension,
• nervousness,
• noncooperation,
• open conflict,
• overanxiety,
• overdistension,
• overdrawing,
• overexertion,
• overexpansion,
• overextension,
• overstrain,
• overstraining,
• overstress,
• overstretching,
• overtaxing,
• personal conflict,
• perturbation,
• pinch,
• pins and needles,
• press,
• pressure,
• production,
• prolongation,
• protraction,
• pucker,
• pull,
• rack,
• renitence,
• renitency,
• rigidity,
• rigidness,
• rigor,
• rub,
• snapping point,
• solicitude,
• starchiness,
• stew,
• stiffness,
• strain,
• strained relations,
• straining,
• stress,
• stress and strain,
• stressfulness,
• stretch,
• stretching,
• stringing out,
• suspense,
• swelling,
• tautness,
• taxing,
• tenseness,
• tensity,
• tightness,
• traction,
• trouble,
• tug,
• unamiability,
• uncordiality,
• unease,
• uneasiness,
• unfriendliness,
• ungeniality,
• unharmoniousness,
• unpleasantness,
• unquietness,
• unsociability,
• upset,
• urgency,
• vexation,
• worry,
• zeal