1. extremely tense, nervous, or anxious; in a state of high tension or stress
Usage: informal; often used to describe a person's emotional or physical state
2. (linguistics) denoting a verb tense that expresses an action or state with extreme emphasis or intensity
Usage: technical; rare; used in linguistic or grammatical contexts

Examples

• After the argument, she felt hypertense and couldn't sleep.
• The athlete was hypertense before the championship game.
• He spoke in a hypertense voice, clearly worried about the presentation.
• The hypertense atmosphere in the waiting room made everyone uncomfortable.
• She tried meditation to calm her hypertense nerves.
• The hypertense student couldn't focus on the exam.