The meaning of TENSION is inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion. How to use tension in a sentence.

TENSION definition: the act of stretching or straining. See examples of tension used in a sentence.

TENSION meaning: 1. a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event: 2. a feeling of fear or anger…. Learn more.

A balanced relation between strongly opposing elements: "the continuing, and essential, tension between two of the three branches of government, judicial and legislative" (Haynes Johnson).

Psychological stress Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of an object (the opposite of compression) Tension (geology), a stress which stretches rocks in two opposite directions …

Dec 1, 2025 · tension (countable and uncountable, plural tensions) The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.

Tension is a feeling of fear or nervousness produced before a difficult, dangerous, or important event.

TENSION meaning: 1 : a feeling of nervousness that makes you unable to relax; 2 : a feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.

Definition of tension noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

tension noun (TIGHT) how tight or stiff a muscle, rope, etc, is, or the quality of being tight or stiff (Definition of tension from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)