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Defenition of the word tenseness

    • Defenition of the word tenseness

      • Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.
      • a state mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
      • the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"; "the violinist adjusted the tension of the strings"
      • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
      • the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
      • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
      • the physical condition of being stretched or strained

    Synonyms for the word tenseness

      • anxiety
      • apprehension
      • edginess
      • jumpiness
      • nerves
      • stress
      • tautness
      • tension
      • tensity
      • uneasiness

    Similar words in the tenseness

      • tenseness
      • tenseness's

    Hyponyms for the word tenseness

      • breaking point
      • tone
      • tonicity
      • tonus
      • yips

    Hypernyms for the word tenseness

      • condition
      • mental strain
      • nervous strain
      • status
      • strain
      • vasoconstrictive
      • vasoconstrictor

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