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Rule "diffuse (defuse) tensions"
This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.
| Description: | diffuse (defuse) tensions |
| Message: | Did you mean <suggestion>\1</suggestion>, as in removing the fuse from a bomb? "Diffuse" as a verb means to spread out. |
| Category: | Commonly Confused Words |
| Link: | https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/diffuse-vs-defuse |
| Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect: |
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| ID: | DIFFUSE_TENSIONS [1] |
| Version: | 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100) |