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Noun: tenseness  tens-nus
  1. The physical condition of being stretched or strained
    "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
    - tension, tensity, tautness
     
  2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
    - tension, stress

Derived forms: tensenesses

See also: tense

Type of: condition, mental strain, nervous strain, status, strain

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