| tension | 3. tensed, strained feelings, ketegangan: it was quite obvious she was suffering from nervous ~, agak jelas dia sedang menghadapi ketegangan saraf; political ~s between the two major groups, ketegangan politik antara kedua-dua | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tautness | n ketegangan, keregangan; (of muscle, body) ketegangan, kekejangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unease | 2. tension, ketegangan: there was growing ~ between the warring factions, wujud ketegangan yg semakin meningkat antara puak-puak yg berperang itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tenseness | n ketegangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| détente | n pengenduran ketegangan | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| send | ~ up, a. (price, temperature, etc) menyebabkan [sst] naik: stress will ~ up your blood pressure, ketegangan akan menyebabkan tekanan darah seseorang naik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strain 1 | 6. excessive demand on emotional resources, tekanan: the police were under heavy ~ during those two weeks, polis menghadapi tekanan yg hebat dlm masa dua minggu itu; 7. tension, ketegangan: there is a ~ in relations between the new president and the senate, wujud ketegangan hubungan antara presiden yg baru itu dgn pihak senat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| under | 22. as a result of, because of, kerana, sebab, akibat: he collapsed ~ the strain, dia pengsan kerana ketegangan; she crumbled ~ the pressures of life, hatinya hancur musnah kerana tekanan hidup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| typify | 3. symbolize, melambangkan: the racial tensions in this part of London ~ what is going on in other places, ketegangan kaum di bahagian London ini melambangkan apa yg berlaku di lain-lain tempat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| collapse | 3. break down, a. (of person’s health) terjejas: the strain caused his health to ~, ketegangan yg dialaminya menyebabkan kesihatannya terjejas; b. (of person) tersepuk; (in a faint) pengsan: he ~d after the race, dia pengsan selepas perlumbaan itu; ~ with laughter, ketawa pecah perut; ~d and died, jatuh lalu meninggal; 4. cave in, fall inward, (of blood vessel, lung) runtuh; (of parachute) menguncup; 5. (of apparatus etc) fold up, melipat: the tripod ~d as the screw was loosened, kaki tiga itu melipat apabila skru itu dilonggarkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |