Tension

Noun

 * 1) Psychological state of being tense.
 * 2) Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
 * 3)   State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
 * 4)  Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

Related terms

 * tensional

Verb

 * 1) To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
 * We tensioned the cable until it snapped.

Adjectives for Tension
diminished; surface; severe; tremendous; increased; relieved; ocular; wonted; nervous; mental; spasmodic; unendurable; vigorous; bitter; emotional; extreme; unnatural; ominous; elastic; awful; high; electric.

Verbs for Tension
allay—; alleviate—; ameliorate—; blunt— ease—; erase—; generate—; inure to— reduce—; relax—; release—;  relieve— soothe—; stir up—; sustain—; —burdens —exhausts; —flares; —heightens; —jades —mounts; —prostrates; —snaps; —strains —taxes; —unnerves; —wearies.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From tension.

Noun

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 * : tensione

Verb

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Anagrams

 * intones

Noun
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Anagrams

 * onnesti

Noun

 * 1) tension
 * 2) blood pressure

Etymology
From tension, from  tensionem:.

Related terms

 * tendre

Anagrams

 * entions
 * tenions