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tenseness

DEFINITIONS OF: tenseness

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n the physical condition of being stretched or strained

“he could feel the tenseness of her body”
Synonyms:
tautness, tension, tensity
Types:
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tone, tonicity, tonus
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
catatonia
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
muscle tone, muscular tonus
normal tonicity of the muscles
myotonia
abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction
hypertonia, hypertonicity, hypertonus
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotonus
(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
Type of:
condition, status
a state at a particular time

n (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

Synonyms:
stress, tension
Types:
yips
nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
breaking point
(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
Type of:
mental strain, nervous strain, strain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
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