Protest and Tension

Protest

Protest noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

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Tension and protest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tension" instead a noun "Protest".

Tension noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Protest and tension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protest" instead a noun "Tension".

Nearby Words: tense, tensing, tensed, tenseness, tensely

similar	similar protest	similar tension
initial	initial protest	initial tension
considerable	considerable protest	considerable tension
heavy	heavy protest	heavy tension
Other adjectives: actual, constant, massive, great, little, major, general, political, silent, significant, international.

The number of exclamation marks and how much the characters protest and try to convince people that they aren't together is usually proportionate to the amount of Unresolved Sexual Tension between the characters in question.

Source: She Is Not My Girlfriend aka: Shes Not My Girlfriend

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