| détente | n pengenduran ketegangan | 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 |
| fraught | adj 1. (colloq) tense, anxious, (of person) tegang, tdk tenang; (of situation) tegang, penuh ketegangan: he’s looking very ~ this morning, dia kelihatan tegang sekali pagi ini; I think tomorrow will be rather ~, as the Minister is visiting us, saya rasa besok keadaan agak tegang, krn Menteri akan melawat kita; 2. charged, penuh: a task ~ with danger, tugas yg penuh bahaya; a remark ~ with contempt, kata-kata yg penuh dgn penghinaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| downplay | vt tdk mengheboh-hebohkan: they tried to ~ the issue as it could lead to racial tension, mereka mencuba tdk mengheboh-hebohkan isu tersebut utk mengelakkan ketegangan kaum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| de-escalate | vt meredakan: it is hoped that the current round of meetings will ~ the tensions in the region, adalah diharapkan bahawa siri mesyuarat semasa akan meredakan ketegangan di kawasan ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| f ollow | b. (of period of time) berikut(nya): during the weeks that ~ed the tension grew, dlm minggu-minggu berikutnya or dlm minggu-minggu yg berikut, ketegangan kian memuncak; c. (in a piece of writing) menyusul, berikut(nya): there ~ several paragraphs describing the situation in 1975, berikutnya beberapa perenggan memerikan keadaan dlm tahun 1975; 3. ensue, menyusul: after the war depression ~ed, selepas perang, kemelesetan menyusul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curtness | n bluntness and briefness, cara yg ringkas dan kasar: his ~ was understandable considering the amount of strain he was under, caranya yg ringkas dan kasar itu dapat difahami memandangkan betapa beratnya ketegangan yg dirasainya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intensify | vi (become stronger, more acute) menjadi bertambah hebat; (worsen) menjadi bertambah buruk; (of anger) makin /menjadi-jadi, meluap-luap/: the tension in the Gulf has intensified, ketegangan di Teluk menjadi bertambah hebat; his anger intensified, kemarahannya menjadi-jadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aggravation | n 1. act of making worse, a. (gen) menjadikan /semakin, lebih, bertambah/ /teruk, buruk/, menjadi bertambah teruk: stress could cause an ~ of his condition, ketegangan boleh menyebabkan keadaannya menjadi bertambah teruk; to prevent any further ~ of the situation, utk mengelakkan keadaan itu drpd menjadi bertambah teruk; b. (sensation, state of mind, emotion) menambahkan lagi, mempertambah; c. (offence) pemberatan, memperberat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |