diffusing is like scattering, dispersing
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Replying to @tegiminis @vid_icarus
Both "defusing a [explosive] situation" and "diffusing a situation['s tension]" are correct and synonymous
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no not really, that's an after the fact attempt at explaining a mistake
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Replying to @arthur_affect @a_man_in_black and
like saying "tough road to hoe" is correct bc roads are paved over and can't be hoed
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"diffuse a situation" isn't even an idiom, it's literally correct
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no, it's not, it's only correct bc of the "-'s tension" you're tacking onto it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @a_man_in_black and
and even then that's not really correct, it's a near miss
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Replying to @arthur_affect @a_man_in_black and
something that's diffuse is still present - it's not even weaker, just harder to locate
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Replying to @arthur_affect @a_man_in_black and
originally when you said a "diffuse tension" existed it didn't mean it wasn't tense
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it meant it WAS tense but no one was sure exactly why
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we use words that apply to situations of the body or atmosphere to describe tension
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