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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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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.
STRAINED definition: 1. If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling it: 2. showing that someone is nervous or…. Learn more.
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.
Strained definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of STRAINED used in a sentence.
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.
STRAIN definition: 1. a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of strained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Strain definition: to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full. See examples of STRAIN used in a sentence.
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.
