Idiom idiom
sexual tension
Meaning
Libidinal unrest arising between individuals when exposed to one another.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“There is a lot of sexual tension between them.”
“The sexual tension in the room was so thick that everyone noticed it during the dinner party.”
“Despite their attempts to maintain a professional distance, the palpable sexual tension between the two colleagues made every shared meeting feel increasingly fraught with unspoken desire.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026