tension
• noun 1 the state of being tense. 2 mental or emotional strain. 3 a situation in which there is conflict or strain because of differing views, aims, or elements. 4 the degree of stitch tightness in knitting and machine sewing. 5 voltage of specified magnitude: high tension. • verb subject to tension. — DERIVATIVES tensional adjective.
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