nervous tension
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But in recent months his form has been compromised by a nervous tension which is particularly damaging to his serve.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
But nervous tension in early autumn is also part of the team’s identity.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
“One, there’s an enormous amount of nervous tension involved — even when you’re playing just for yourself,” he told the Dallas Morning News in 1999.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2017
My body was spent from taking in so much food, and there was the nervous tension arising from my sudden change of fortunes.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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