spänning

== Swedish == === Etymology === spänna +‎ -ning === Pronunciation === === Noun === spänning c tension (in something taut) (engineering, physics) tension tension (strained relations) tension (tense feeling) suspense excitement voltage (amount of electrostatic potential) ==== Usage notes ==== Excitement can also be expressed as upphetsning, which however is closer to arousal in tone and often sexual-sounding, like in English. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== förspänning högspänning lågspänning spänningshuvudvärk ==== See also ==== upphetsning === References === “spänning”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “spänning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “spänning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)