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tensity
[ten-si-tee] 
| Main Entry: |
strain
[streyn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pain, due to exertion |
| Synonyms: | ache, anxiety, bruise, brunt, burden, constriction, effort, endeavor, exertion, force, injury, jerk, pressure, pull, sprain, stress, stretch, struggle, tautness, tension, tensity, twist, wrench |
| Notes: | a sprain involves one or more ligaments; a strain involves a tendon or muscle |
| Antonyms: | health, wellness |
| Main Entry: | tension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tightness |
| Synonyms: | astriction, balance, constriction, force, pressure, rigidity, stiffness, strain, straining, stress, stretching, tautness, tenseness, tensity |
| Antonyms: | limpness, looseness, relaxation, slack |
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