strained
- adjective
- /streɪnd/
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tenso
- The athlete's performance suffered due to a strained muscle in his leg.
- as strained
And the relationship, the the strained relationship with your adoptive brother.
- And the relationship, the the strained relationship with your adoptive brother.
- So it was just so like my eyes felt so strained after such a long time of reading.
- I kept quiet and now our friendship is strained.
- But he says that Sigmund's reasoning was buttressed by too many false analogies, metaphors and strained interpretations.
- And I come around in the book and I say, if you've had a strained relationship with your kids and you're desperate to see your grandchildren, my answer is grovel.
- And this are severely strained strains of late Viennese Habsburg waltz states.
- And in fact, even if the earthly life was strained in the afterlife, it's that's not an issue anymore.
Examples
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And I come around in the book and I say, if you've had a strained relationship with your kids and you're desperate to see your grandchildren, my answer is grovel.
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They had plans to marry this May, but now Marc Anthony says their relationship is strained because they don't seem to have the same priorities.
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So it was just so like my eyes felt so strained after such a long time of reading.
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And the relationship, the the strained relationship with your adoptive brother.
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But as darkness fell, he heard strained sobs in the night air.
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After hours of staring at the computer screen, my eyes felt strained and tired.
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He maintained a strained smile during the tense meeting.
Synonyms
310
3.6
Feeling nervous and unable to relax
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4.8
Stretched tight and showing physical or emotional tension
Looks or sounds unnatural because someone is holding back
Not natural or smooth and done with effort
Done because someone makes you do it, not because you want to
Feeling very nervous and tense because of worry
Feeling worried and unable to relax because of pressure
Antonyms
How Tense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Strained comes from an old idea of being 'stretched' or 'pulled tight', the same idea you see in string. So when something looks strained, it feels like a tight muscle or a forced smile, not relaxed.