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tension

(n): (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

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(n): (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

(n): the physical condition of being stretched or strained

(n): a state at a particular time

(n): a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

(n): a state of equilibrium

(n): (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

(n): (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

(n): feelings of hostility that are not manifest

(n): a state of deep-seated ill-will

(n): the action of stretching something tight

(n): act of expanding by lengthening or widening

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