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tension Definition
(n)
feelings
of
hostility
that
are
not
manifest
; "
he
could
sense
her
latent
hostility
to
him
"; "
the
diplomats
''
first
concern
was
to
reduce
international
tensions
"
(n) (
psychology
)
a
state
of
mental
or
emotional
strain
or
suspense
; "
he
suffered
from
fatigue
and
emotional
tension
"; "
stress
is
a
vasoconstrictor
"
(n)
the
physical
condition
of
being
stretched
or
strained
; "
it
places
great
tension
on
the
leg
muscles
"; "
he
could
feel
the
tenseness
of
her
body
"
(n)
a
balance
between
and
interplay
of
opposing
elements
or
tendencies
(
especially
in
art
or
literature
); "
there
is
a
tension
created
between
narrative
time
and
movie
time
"; "
there
is
a
tension
between
these
approaches
to
understanding
history
"
(n) (
physics
)
a
stress
that
produces
an
elongation
of
an
elastic
physical
body
; "
the
direction
of
maximum
tension
moves
asymptotically
toward
the
direction
of
the
shear
"
(n)
the
action
of
stretching
something
tight
; "
tension
holds
the
belt
in
the
pulleys
"
tension Synonyms
latent hostility
stress
tautness
tenseness
tension
tensity
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