tenseness
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1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)
hyponym | : | yips, |
definition | : | nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | breaking point, |
definition | : | (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial (noun.state) |
2. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)
hypernym | : | condition, status, |
definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | tone, tonicity, tonus, |
definition | : | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state) |
3. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)
derivation | : | strain, stress, try, |
definition | : | test the limits of (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | tense, |
definition | : | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all) |
4. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)
derivation | : | strain, tense, tense up, |
definition | : | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body) |
derivation | : | tense, tense up, |
definition | : | become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body) |
derivation | : | tense, |
definition | : | taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all) |
derivation | : | taut, |
definition | : | subjected to great tension; stretched tight (adj.all) |
5. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)
derivation | : | strain, stress, try, |
definition | : | test the limits of (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | tense, |
definition | : | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all) |
6. the physical condition of being stretched or strained (noun.state)
derivation | : | strain, tense, tense up, |
definition | : | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body) |
derivation | : | tense, tense up, |
definition | : | become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body) |
derivation | : | tense, |
definition | : | taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all) |
derivation | : | taut, |
definition | : | subjected to great tension; stretched tight (adj.all) |
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