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tension
tension
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- psychische spanning
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
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tension
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- het te zeer prikkelen v.d. zenuwen
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
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tension
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- opgewonden gevoel; zenuwachtigheid
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
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tension
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- 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"
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tension
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- the action of stretching something tight
"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
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tension
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- (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"
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tension
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- feelings of hostility that are not manifest
"the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
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- Cold-war tension has mounted.
- The air was charged with tension.
- There was a lot of tension between Tom and Mary.
- The photo catches the tension in the court very well.
- His joke eased the tension in the room.
- Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
- They worried about increased political tension in Asia.
- There's a lot of tension among the siblings.
- The specialist predicts international tension will build up.
- We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world – tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.
- If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
- I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
- That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.
- Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
- More recently, tension has been fed by colonialism that denied rights and opportunities to many Muslims, and a Cold War in which Muslim-majority countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations.