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  1. [n]  (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
  2. [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"
 
 Synonyms: stress, tautness, tension, tensity
 
 See Also: breaking point, condition, mental strain, nervous strain, status, strain, tone, tonicity, tonus, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor

 

 

 

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