tension


tension - noun

  • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  • the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  • a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
  • (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
  • feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  • the action of stretching something tight

    • tension - thesaurus

    stress   tautness   tenseness   tensity  


    View spelling list After n use tion or sion and learn about the word tension in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 28. Word endings: -tion, -cian, -sion.

    Scrabble score for tension

    t is 1 e is 1 n is 1 s is 1 i is 1 o is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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