tenseness

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
• Syn:
tension, stress
• Derivationally related forms:
stress (for: stress), tense
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
strain, mental strain, nervous strain
• Hyponyms:
yips, breaking point
2. the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
• Syn:
tension, tensity, tautness
• Derivationally related forms:
taut (for: tautness), tense, tense (for: tensity), tense (for: tension)
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
tonicity, tonus, tone

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tension, stress, tensity, tautness