Definition:
Tension is pressure that builds without release, tightening the body or the mood of a place. It can be physical, like a pulled rope, or emotional, like words left unsaid. Tension often shows up in small signals—short pauses, sharpened listening, clenched stillness. The word suggests something held back, not yet allowed to move. It captures the moment before action, when the air feels charged.
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