Definition: 1. A situation in which people do not trust each other, or feel unfriendly towards each other, and which may cause them to attack each other. 2. Feelings of hostility that are not manifest. 3. A state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. 4. The physical condition of being stretched or strained.
Use 'tension' in a sentence:
1. These disagreements are symptomatic of the tensions within the party.
2. There's still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city.
3. There is a close connection between pain and tension.
4. The city is being sundered by racial tension.
5. Many women suffer from premenstrual tension/ syndrome, causing headaches and depression.
6. Racial tension has reached boiling point.
7. There is often a tension between the aims of the company and the wishes of the employees.
8. There is mounting tension along the border.
9. Can you feel the tension in this room?
10. Her laughter soon dissipated the tension in the air.
11. Racial tension finally boiled over in the inner city riots.
12. The tension was mounting perceptibly.
13. Tension in the city is rapidly reaching flashpoint.
14. The tension in the room was almost palpable.
15. Tension in the home increases if you bottle things up.
16. Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
17. The tension in the room began to melt.
18. The atmosphere seemed to vibrate with tension.
19. The atmosphere crackled with tension.
20. All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding.
21. The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society.
22. It was against this backdrop of racial tension that the civil war began.
23. The tension between them was almost tangible.
24. Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to relieve tension and stress.
25. There was a knot of tension in his stomach.
26. Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
27. When children enter the equation, further tensions may arise within a marriage.
28. For several hours, tension mounted.
29. We laughed and that helped ease the tension.
30. Adjust the string tension of your tennis racket to suit your style of playing.
31. He became more aware of the things that started that tension off.
32. She could feel the tension drop away.
33. The atmosphere was thick with tension.
34. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
35. As the movie progresses the tension builds.
36. The tension and excitement built gradually all day.
37. Exercise is a good safety valve for the tension that builds up at work.
38. These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.
39. These exercises help free the body of tension.
40. Tension has heightened after the recent bomb attack.
41. The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.
42. The tension between the two countries is likely to remain.
43. There are likely to be tensions and personality clashes in any social group.
44. You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles.
