hypertension
nounUK /ˌhaɪ.pəˈten.ʃən/
US /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈten.ʃən/
A sickness where the blood pushes too hard inside your body.
The doctor said Grandpa has hypertension, so he takes medicine every day.
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2. Great tension or stress in a situation.
There was a lot of hypertension in the room before the big test.
3. Abnormally high pressure in a system or fluid.
The engineer checked the hypertension in the water pipes.
4. A state of extreme nervous excitement.
The crowd's hypertension grew as the game went into overtime.