Related Words for tensions

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Word	Syllables	Categories
stress	/	Noun, Noun
frictions	/x	Noun
conflicts	x/	Noun
tempers	/x	Noun
antagonisms	x/xxx	Noun
animosities	xx/xx	Noun
stressors	/x	Noun
hostilities	x/xx	Noun
pressures	/x	Noun
nerves	/	Noun
troubles	/x	Noun
agitations	xx/x	Noun
rivalries	/xx	Noun
imbalances	x/xx	Noun
frustrations	x/x	Noun
on edge	//	Phrase
triggers	/x	Noun
relations	x/x	Noun
dissensions	x/x	Noun
divisiveness	x/xx	Noun
anxieties	x/xx	Noun
instabilities	xx/xx	Noun
antagonistic	xxx/x	Adjective
tightness	/x	Noun
confrontations	xx/x	Noun
controversies	/xxx	Noun
irritations	xx/x	Noun
geopolitical	xxx/xx	Adjective
threats	/	Noun
intimations	xx/x	Noun
aggressions	x/x	Noun
feuds	/	Noun
crises	/x	Noun
contention	x/x	Noun
situations	xx/x	Noun
asymmetries	x/xx	Noun
turmoil	/x	Noun
problems	/x	Noun
expectations	xx/x	Noun
apprehension	xx/x	Noun
disagreements	xx/x	Noun
contradictions	xx/x	Noun
strife	/	Noun
intensities	x/xx	Noun
difficulties	/xxx	Noun
sensitivities	xx/xx	Noun
excitations	xx/x	Noun
adversaries	/xxx	Noun
separations	xx/x	Noun
relationships	x/xx	Noun
terrors	/x	Noun
tightening	/xx	Noun
bad blood	//	Phrase, Noun
contrasts	/x	Noun
mistrust	x/	Noun
irritability	xxx/xx	Noun
eases	/x	Verb
exacerbates	x/xx	Verb
heightens	/x	Verb
defusing	x/x	Verb
lessening	/xx	Noun, Verb
resentments	x/x	Noun
ambiguities	xx/xx	Noun
compressions	x/x	Noun
irresolvable	xx/xx	Adjective
interethnic	xx/x	Adjective
interfacial	xx/x	Adjective
insecurities	xx/xx	Noun
escalated	/xxx	Verb
simmering	/xx	Verb
polarities	x/xx	Noun
riven	/x	Verb
hatreds	/x	Noun
cleavages	/xx	Noun
superpowers	xx/x	Noun
unresolved	xx/	Adjective
paradoxes	/xxx	Noun
jealousies	/xx	Noun
oppositions	xx/x	Noun
misunderstandings	xxx/x	Noun
dilemmas	x/x	Noun
relaxation	xx/x	Noun
flare	/	Verb
inflame	x/	Verb
intergroup	xx/	Adjective
confusions	x/x	Noun
erupt	x/	Verb
intragroup	xxx	Adjective
aggravate	/xx	Verb
racial	/x	Adjective
suspicions	x/x	Noun
aggravation	xx/x	Noun
worries	/x	Noun
surfaced	/x	Verb
mounting	/x	Verb
relieving	x/x	Verb
sectional	/xx	Adjective
clashes	/x	Noun
inconsistencies	x/xxx	Noun
inevitably	x/xxx	Adverb
foucault	x/	Name
strains	/	Noun
generational	xx/xx	Adjective
relaxing	x/x	Verb
unbearable	x/xx	Adjective
uncertainties	x/xx	Noun
sectarian	x/xx	Adjective
ameliorate	x/xx	Verb
intergenerational	xx/x/xx	Adjective
abated	x/x	Verb
fraught	/	Verb
intertribal	xx/x	Adjective
barriers	/xx	Noun
constraints	x/	Noun
disequilibrium	xxx/xx	Noun
disharmony	x/xx	Noun
disturbances	x/xx	Noun
divergences	x/xx	Noun
diversities	x/xx	Noun
objections	x/x	Noun
schisms	/x	Noun
voltages	/xx	Noun