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tension

tension
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • 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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          tension
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            • the physical condition of being stretched or strained
            "it places great tension on the leg muscles"

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            1. Cold-war tension has mounted.
            2. The air was charged with tension.
            3. There was a lot of tension between Tom and Mary.
            4. The photo catches the tension in the court very well.
            5. His joke eased the tension in the room.
            6. Tension is a major cause of heart disease.
            7. They worried about increased political tension in Asia.
            8. There's a lot of tension among the siblings.
            9. The specialist predicts international tension will build up.
            10. 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.
            11. If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
            12. I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
            13. That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.
            14. Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
            15. 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.