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Tension
01
(psychology) a strong feeling of stress or pressure
02
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
03
the state of being under pressure as a result of getting stretched
04
a strained situation resulted from an interplay of dramatic forces in a literary or artistic piece
05
the action of stretching something tight
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feelings of hostility that are not manifest
07
the nervous and excited feeling created while reading or watching a piece
Example
The unexpected news heightened tensions among the team members.
The heated argument was continuously heightening tensions within the group.
The manager’s irascibility often created tension in the office.
Tensions between the two countries heightened after the diplomatic incident.
The breakdown of negotiations between the two countries escalated tensions in the region.
