tension

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, often in difficult situations.

   There was a lot of tension in the room before the results were announced.

2. 2
   noun

   An uncomfortable situation when people or groups disagree or distrust each other.

   Tension between the two countries grew after the dispute.

3. 3
   noun

   The state of being stretched tight, or the force pulling on something.

   You can adjust the tension of the strings on a guitar.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend-der. Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin tēnsiōder. Middle French tensionbor. English tension Borrowed from Middle French tension, from Latin tēnsiō.

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