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Antonyms for tension

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ten-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛn ʃən


Definition of tension

Origin :
  • 1530s, "a stretched condition," from Middle French tension, from Latin tensionem (nominative tensio) "a stretching" (in Medieval Latin "a struggle, contest"), noun of state from tensus, past participle of tendere "to stretch," from PIE root *ten- "stretch" (see tenet). The sense of "nervous strain" is first recorded 1763. The meaning "electromotive force" (in high-tension wires) is recorded from 1802.
  • noun tightness
  • noun mental stress
Example sentences :
  • Dick, too, had felt the tension of an emotion far beyond that of the usual things.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The great bow creaked and groaned and the cord vibrated with the tension.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It seemed to relieve the tension drawn by the other woman's torment.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • There was some tension of mind or muscle that kept sleep far from him.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Whether this tension was felt by the Honourable George, I had no means of knowing.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • There was a dry tightness in his throat and he concentrated on relaxing his tension.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • He wiped his face, and coughed to relieve the tension in his throat.
  • Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
  • Smithy's voice was strained; it showed the tension under which he was laboring.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • And it was he who, plainly seeking for a subject to relieve the tension, spoke next.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The tension was too much for the spectators, and one by one they left the room.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for tension

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