Tense/tight/nervous

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Angliholic

#454834 Wed, 19 Dec 07 07:03 AM

The mood in the hospital waiting room was quite tense.

Does "tense" in the above mean "tight" or "nervous?" Thanks.

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Mister Micawber

#454839 Wed, 19 Dec 07 07:17 AM

I don't recognize 'a tight mood'. Tense here means uneasy or anxious.

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Angliholic

#454880 Wed, 19 Dec 07 10:18 AM

Mister Micawber wrote:

I don't recognize 'a tight mood'. Tense here means uneasy or anxious.

Thanks, Mister.

But I still have a lingering question, that is, is "nervous" usually applied to people while "tense, uneasy and anxious" often imply the situation, mood?

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Mister Micawber

#454901 Wed, 19 Dec 07 11:32 AM

No.

Mister Micawber

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