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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Just accept that you were wrong.
The most common metaphor for tension is that it is lingering in the air, like a gas. In that case diffuse is by far the better word.
It is certainly also common to discuss tension like a potential bomb, and in that case defuse would in fact be better.
But seeing as how I was the original author here, my choice kind of rules the day
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Um, no. You weren't talking about the tension, but about the situation. One does not diffuse a situation; the phrase would be meaningless.
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