ความตึงเครียด
kwaam dtueng krîiat
Meanings
1NounB1
stress; mental strain
a feeling of pressure, worry, or nervous strain caused by demands or problems
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiat1stress; mental strain2tension; strained relations3bodily tension; tightness4dramatic tension; suspense
He worked too hard, so now he feels stressed.
2NounB2
tension; strained relations
a state of strain or hostility between people, groups, or countries
Examples
การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaanegotiation; talksจบลงjòp longจบลงjòp long1[to] end; [to] come to an end; [to] conclude2[to] end up; [to] culminate (in/with)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiat1stress; mental strain2tension; strained relations3bodily tension; tightness4dramatic tension; suspenseระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùp1conclusion; inference; finding2final decision; agreed conclusion
The negotiation ended with tension between both sides, but there was still no conclusion.
3NounB2
bodily tension; tightness
a state of muscular tightness or physical tautness in the body
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiat1stress; mental strain2tension; strained relations3bodily tension; tightness4dramatic tension; suspenseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบ่าbàaบ่าbàa1shoulder2to overflow; brim overและláeและláeand (coordinating)คอkoคอko1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; -lover (as suffix)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaanนั่งทำงานnâng tam ngaan[to] sit and workหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrคอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêr1computer2computer [attrib.]นานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiนานเกินไปnaan gern bpai1for too long2too long (in duration)
I feel tension in my shoulders and neck from sitting in front of the computer for too long.
4NounB2
dramatic tension; suspense
a sense of strain or suspense that builds interest or anxiety in a story, scene, or situation
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiat1stress; mental strain2tension; strained relations3bodily tension; tightness4dramatic tension; suspenseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángthroughout; all throughเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/cases
This movie keeps the audience in suspense throughout the whole story.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ความเครียดkwaam krîiatความเครียดkwaam krîiat1stress; mental strain2strain (mechanics)3physiological/biological stress
- stress; mental strain
- strain (mechanics)
- physiological/biological stress
ความระทึกใจkwaam rá-túk jaiความระทึกใจkwaam rá-túk jaithrill; excitement; suspense
thrill; excitement; suspense
ความตึงkwaam dteungความตึงkwaam dteung1tightness; tautness2tension (physics/mechanics)
- tightness; tautness
- tension (physics/mechanics)
ความกดดันkwaam gòt-danความกดดันkwaam gòt-dan1pressure; stress (psychological/social)2pressure on someone; coercion
- pressure; stress (psychological/social)
- pressure on someone; coercion
ความบาดหมางkwaam bàat măangความบาดหมางkwaam bàat măangrift; bad blood; discord
rift; bad blood; discord
Word Breakdown
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ความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatความตึงเครียดkwaam dtueng krîiatstress; mental strain