tense
adjective (NERVOUS) /tens/Definition
B2 nervous and worried and unable to relax: She was very tense as she waited for the interview.Anxious and worried B2 If a situation is tense, it causes feelings of worry or nervousness: There were some tense moments in the second half of the game.Causing anxiety and worryMaking people sad, shocked and upset tensely /ˈtens.li/ adverb tenseness /ˈtens.nəs/ noun [U] Tight and tightening
(Definition of tense adjective (NERVOUS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “tense”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- alarm verb
- alarming adjective
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (CAUSE PROBLEMS)
- come back to bite sb idiom
- come back/home to roost idiom
- concerning adjective
- disturb verb (WORRY)
- dread verb
- flap verb (BEHAVE NERVOUSLY)
- frighten sb/sth away/off phrasal verb
- get/go beyond a joke idiom
- give sb the jitters idiom
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- harass verb
- rattle verb (WORRY)
- stress sb out phrasal verb
- stressful adjective
- troubling adjective
- unnerve verb
- unsettling adjective (WORRYING)
Topic:
Causing anxiety and worry
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
