Synonym: latent hostility, stress, tautness, tenseness, tensity. Similar words: extension, pension, dimension, dimensions, comprehension, extensive, intensity, mansion. Meaning: ['tenʃn] 
n. 1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained 4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) 5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body 6. the action of stretching something tight.
n. 1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained 4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) 5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body 6. the action of stretching something tight. 
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91. The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
92. All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension.
93. The tension between the two countries built up to a climax.
94. Adjust the string tension of your tennis racket to suit your style of playing.
95. The arrival of letters from the Pope did nothing to diffuse the tension.
96. Exercise is a good safety valve for the tension that builds up at work.
97. If you have men and women thrown together in inhospitable surroundings, you are going to get some sexual tension.
98. The tension in the office just dissolves when she walks out.
99. Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
100. After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease.
101. More police have been sent to areas of high political tension.
102. All societies have social mechanisms for the release of tension.
103. The sudden tension on the line told me I had hooked a fish.
104. In an attempt to diffuse the tension I suggested that we break off for lunch.
105. Tension ran high and fights broke out among the crowd.
106. The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.
107. There's still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city.
108. The tension in that story builds up toward a climax.
109. Horses are very sensitive to signs of tension in humans.
110. You have a lot of tension in your neck muscles.
111. In those days, there was a great deal of racial tension on campus.
112. The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension.
113. Tension here is mounting [Sentencedict.com], as we await the final result.
114. The film explored the tension between public duty and personal affections.
115. As soon as he entered, he sensed a tension in the air.
116. Many women suffer from premenstrual tension / syndrome, causing headaches and depression.
117. Money was always a source of tension between her parents.
118. Anxiety will cause tension,(Sentencedict.com ) which defeats the purpose of the exercise .
119. The incident has further increased the tension between the two countries.
120. I noticed a release of tension when he left the room.
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