tensions

Noun

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
• the physical condition of being stretched or strained
• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
• feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  • "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
• the action of stretching something tight
• plural of tension

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of tension

Examples

• "This turnbuckle tensions the cable so it is taut."

Synonyms

latent hostility, stress, tautness, tenseness, tension, tensity