"sexual tension" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sexual tension.ogg Forms: sexual tensions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sexual tension (countable and uncountable, plural sexual tensions)
  1. (idiomatic) Libidinal unrest arising between individuals when exposed to one another. Wikipedia link: sexual tension Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Sex Translations (tension between individuals due to physical attraction): tensió sexual [feminine] (Catalan), 性緊張 (Chinese Mandarin), 性紧张 (xìngjǐnzhāng) (Chinese Mandarin), seksuaalinen jännite (Finnish), tension sexuelle [feminine] (French), aile (Jamaican Creole), tensión sexual [feminine] (Spanish)

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