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tension, stress, tenseness | [in psychology] a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense | |
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tension | the action of stretching something tight | |
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tension | [in physics] a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body | |
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tension, latent hostility | feelings of hostility that are not manifest | |
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tension, tautness, tenseness, tensity | the physical condition of being stretched or strained | |
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tension | [in literature] a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) |