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(noun) latent hostility
feelings of hostility that are not manifest
he could sense her latent hostility to him; the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension; stress is a vasoconstrictor
(noun) tenseness, tensity, tautness
the physical condition of being stretched or strained
it places great tension on the leg muscles; he could feel the tenseness of her body