Tension
nounid
144728·updated May 18, 2026verified
a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies, especially in art or literature
polysemous
Classifications
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- latent hostilitystresstautnesstensenesstensity
- plural
- Tensions
- possessive
- Tension's
- pluralpossessive
- Tensions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the action of stretching something tight
- §2
- in physics, a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
- §3
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
- §4
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies, especially in art or literature
- §5
- in psychology, a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- §6
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained
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