tension
noun
[ ˈtɛnʃ(ə)n ]
• the state of being stretched tight.
• "the parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops"
Similar:
tightness,
tautness,
tenseness,
rigidity,
pull,
traction,
stress,
strain,
straining,
stretching,
tensity,
Opposite:
slackness,
looseness,
• mental or emotional strain.
• "a mind which is affected by stress or tension cannot think as clearly"
Similar:
mental/emotional strain,
stress,
anxiety,
anxiousness,
pressure,
worry,
apprehensiveness,
apprehension,
agitation,
nerves,
nervousness,
jumpiness,
edginess,
restlessness,
suspense,
uncertainty,
anticipation,
excitement,
butterflies (in one's stomach),
collywobbles,
jitteriness,
twitchiness,
the jitters,
the willies,
the heebie-jeebies,
the shakes,
the jumps,
jim-jams,
the yips,
the (screaming) abdabs/habdabs,
Joe Blakes,
tension
verb
• apply a force to (something) which tends to stretch it.
• "it is best to insert the battens before the outhaul is tensioned"
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a medical term denoting a condition or feeling of being physically stretched or strained): from French, or from Latin tensio(n- ), from tendere ‘stretch’.
