overtension
Too much pull
Overtension is excessive tension or strain—too much tightness or stress applied to something.
The term appears in technical contexts: overtension of a cable risks snapping it, overtension of muscles leads to injury.
The bridge failure was attributed to overtension in the support wires.
Figuratively, it can describe psychological strain pushed beyond healthy limits.
Burden beyond capacity
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
- hyperextensionJoint bent past normal
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
- overstretchExceed one's limits
overexertion · overwrought · overburdened · overcapacity · overshoot · stretched · strained · taut
Capable of elongation
- elongationIncrease in length
- deformationChange in shape
- yieldingBending under pressure
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
plasticity · tautness · rigidity · stiffness · load · torsion · bending · shear
State of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- enervationLoss of vigor
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- drainedEmptied of resources
prostration · weakness · tiredness · overwork · depletion · breakdown · collapse · spent
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
worry · apprehension · distress · edginess · agitation · restlessness · turmoil · angst
Forcing into smaller space
- pneumaticsPhysics of gas mechanics
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- inflationSustained price level increase
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
psi · atmosphere · valve · gasket · burst · blowout · rupture · gauge
overload
Burden beyond capacity
- overextensionExceeding sustainable capacity
- hyperextensionJoint bent past normal
- overstrainStress beyond healthy limits
overstretch · overexertion · overwrought · overburdened · overcapacity · overshoot · stretched · strained · taut · tightness
tensile
Capable of elongation
- elongationIncrease in length
- deformationChange in shape
- yieldingBending under pressure
elasticity · plasticity · tautness · rigidity · stiffness · load · torsion · bending · shear · creep
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- enervationLoss of vigor
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
drained · prostration · weakness · tiredness · overwork · depletion · breakdown · collapse · spent
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
nervousness · worry · apprehension · distress · edginess · agitation · restlessness · turmoil · angst · dread
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- pneumaticsPhysics of gas mechanics
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- inflationSustained price level increase
overpressure · psi · atmosphere · valve · gasket · burst · blowout · rupture · gauge · overfill
overtensionslackness
Absence of tautness
looseness · laxity · slack · loosening · relaxation
overtensionrelaxation
State of being unwound
relief · decompression · equilibrium · ease · release
overtensionproper tension
over, tension, tense, tenser, tensest, tensely, tenseness, tenses, tensing