tension#3 (n)
tenseness#2 (n)
stress#1 (n)

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def (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
examples he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress is a vasoconstrictor
Outgoing links
Hypernym strain, mental strain, nervous strain
Domain of synset - TOPIC psychology, psychological science
Derivationally related form stress → stress
Derivationally related form tenseness → tense
Hyponym yips; breaking point
Incoming links
Derivationally related form tense → tenseness
Member of this domain - TOPIC psychology, psychological science
Hyponym strain, mental strain, nervous strain
Hypernym yips; breaking point
Derivationally related form stress → stress

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