Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tenseness | Yes | No | No | No |
tense | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
tenseness (noun) | tense (noun) |
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the physical condition of being stretched or strained | a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
tenseness (adjective) | tense (adjective) |
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taut or rigid; stretched tight | |
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') | |
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
tenseness (verb) | tense (verb) |
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cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | |
become tense, nervous, or uneasy | |
increase the tension on | |
become stretched or tense or taut |