tension
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
Types & categories
- mental strain hypernym
- yips hyponym
- breaking point hyponym
Related & opposite
- strain derivation
- tense derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
it places great tension on the leg muscles
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Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- balance hypernym
Related & opposite
- artistic creation domain topic
- literature domain topic
Sense 4 noun
(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
Types & categories
- stress hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
he could sense her latent hostility to him
Types & categories
- antagonism hypernym
Related & opposite
- tensional derivation
Sense 6 noun
the action of stretching something tight
tension holds the belt in the pulleys
Types & categories
- stretching hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mental strain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yips |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breaking point |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | taut |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tonicity |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | artistic creation |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | literature |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | balance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stress |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tensional |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | antagonism |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | stretching |