tenseness

Other forms: tensenesses

Definitions of tenseness

1. noun

   the physical condition of being stretched or strained
   “he could feel the tenseness of her body”

   synonyms: tautness, tension, tensity

   types:

   tone, tonicity, tonus

   the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

   catatonia

   extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia

   muscle tone, muscular tonus

   normal tonicity of the muscles

   myotonia

   abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction

   hypertonia, hypertonicity, hypertonus

   (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic

   hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus

   (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic

   type of:

   condition, status

   a state at a particular time
2. noun

   (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
   synonyms: stress, tension

   types:

   yips

   nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)

   breaking point

   (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial

   type of:

   mental strain, nervous strain, strain

   (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress