😰 Extremely nervous 🩺 High blood pressure 💪 Very tight

hypertense

7.2

Having very high blood pressure

adjective
/ˈhaɪpərˌtɛns/

Specialized

: hipertenso

People who are hypertense should monitor their blood pressure regularly.

Examples

People who are hypertense should monitor their blood pressure regularly.
After several tests, she was found to be hypertense and started medication.
The doctor explained that being hypertense increases the risk of heart disease.
He is hypertense.
She feels hypertense after stressful days.
The doctor explained that being hypertense increases the risk of heart disease.
After several tests, she was found to be hypertense and started medication.

Synonyms

hypertensive

vshypertense

Specialized

9 6.5

Having very high blood pressure

is broader, also used for things related to or affected by hypertension

Antonyms

hypotensive

Specialized

9 8.2

Having lower than normal blood pressure that can make you dizzy

How High

hypertense

Specialized

7.2

normotensive

Specialized

8.1

Surface Forms

hypertense positive

hypertenser comparative

hypertenseest superlative

Morphology

hypertense = tense (opaque) = hyper + tense

Although the form looks like 'hyper-' plus 'tense', the medical meaning 'having abnormally high blood pressure' is a specialized sense that is not directly predictable from the visible parts.

Etymology

Hypertense joins hyper- meaning 'too much' and tense meaning 'tight' or 'pressure'. So, someone who is hypertense has 'too much' pressure in their blood, which explains the meaning of high blood pressure.