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- Dictionarystrained/streɪnd/
adjective
- 1. showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness: "Jean's pale, strained face" Similar
- 2. (of a limb or muscle) injured by overexertion or twisting.
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STRAINED definition: 1. If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling it: 2. showing that someone is nervous or…. Learn more.
1. : done or produced with excessive effort. 2. : pushed by antagonism near to open conflict. strained relations. Synonyms. affected. artificial. assumed. bogus. contrived. factitious. fake. false. feigned. forced. mechanical. mock. phony. phoney. plastic. pretended.
adjective. lacking natural ease. synonyms: labored, laboured, stilted. awkward. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance. adjective. lacking spontaneity; not natural. “a strained smile”. synonyms: constrained, forced.
STRAIN definition: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous. She looked a little pale and strained. Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice. His laughter seemed a little strained. Synonyms: forced, put on, false, artificial More Synonyms of strained. 2. adjective.
Strained definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of STRAINED used in a sentence.
1. a. : lineage, ancestry. b. : a group of presumed common ancestry with clear-cut physiological but usually not morphological distinctions. a high-yielding strain of winter wheat. broadly : a specified infraspecific group (such as a stock, line, or ecotype) c. : kind, sort. discussions of a lofty strain. 2. a.
Strain definition: to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full. See examples of STRAIN used in a sentence.
Definition of strained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Having been passed through a strainer: a bowl of strained peaches. 2. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced: strained humor. 3. Extended beyond proper limits: a strained meaning. 4. Antagonized to the verge of open conflict: strained relations. 5. Twisted; wrenched: a strained ankle.
