'Tension', a colloquialism used to refer to physiological or mental stress

High-tension line, sometimes used to refer to electrical voltage

Tenseness, in phonetics, describes a certain sound quality

Tension (physics), a force related to the stretching of a string or a similar object

Tension (film), a 1950 film noir

Suspense, or "tension", in a dramatic work: the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the outcome of certain actions an audience perceives.

Tension (music), in music, the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations

Tension, a song by electronic duo Orbital from their album The Altogether.