Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A feeling of tightness, anxiety, or stress often caused by anticipation or pressure.
Tension
/ˈtenʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The tension of what's coming slams into me.
It would work like surface tension to pull them into spheres.
There is great tension in the air.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin tensio meaning a stretching, indicating a state of being stretched or strained. The term progressed from Old French into Middle English.
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