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

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.

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).

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

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 …

emotional strain, esp. intense suspense, anxiety, or nervousness:[uncountable] a lot of tension in his job. a strained relationship between individuals, etc.: [uncountable] Tension increased …

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

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

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)