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nervous strain vs tenseness

tenseness vs nervous strain

nervous strain and tenseness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nervous strain Yes No No No
tenseness Yes No No No
As nouns, tenseness is a hyponym of nervous strain; that is, tenseness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nervous strain:
  • nervous strain: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
  • tenseness: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Other hyponyms of nervous strain include stress, tension.
nervous strain (noun) tenseness (noun)
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress the physical condition of being stretched or strained
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Difference between nervous strain and tenseness

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