tensioner
- noun
- /ˈtɛnʃənər/
:
provocador
- The tensioner in the meeting caused everyone to feel anxious.
Examples
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Nobody wanted to be around the tensioner because she always started arguments.
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His role as a tensioner disrupted the harmony of the group project.
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As the main tensioner in the office, he often made meetings uncomfortable for everyone.
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Some people are natural tensioners during discussions.
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As the main tensioner in the office, he often made meetings uncomfortable for everyone.
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Nobody wanted to be around the tensioner because she always started arguments.
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His role as a tensioner disrupted the harmony of the group project.
Synonyms
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4.1
A person who causes problems for other people on purpose
16
6.0
Something that causes stress in a person, animal, or system
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8.8
A person who on purpose causes trouble or makes others do wrong
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6.8
A person who starts trouble or urges others to act
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6.5
A person who interrupts people by making noise or causing trouble
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7.5
A person who starts trouble on purpose to make others react
A person who causes anger or arguments between people
A person who causes problems by starting arguments or fights
A person who makes small problems into big arguments
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Etymology
Tensioner comes from the word tension ('stretch' or 'tight') and the ending -er ('one who makes'). So a social tensioner is someone who creates 'tight' feelings or stress in a group, making people nervous or causing conflict.