English Dictionary
Definition tension in British English
tension
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ growing, heightened, increasing, mounting, rising
▪ aggravate, defuse, ease, exacerbate, heighten, increase, lessen, reduce, relieve
I tried to ease the tension (=make it less strong) with a joke.
Symptoms include nervous tension, depression, and insomnia.
the nervous feeling that you have when you are reading or watching something very exciting or frightening
The tension is almost unbearable as the play approaches its climax.
the feeling caused by a lack of trust between people, groups, or countries who do not agree about something and may attack each other
