Meaning of STRAINED
| Pronunciation: | | streynd
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- [adj] struggling for effect; "agonistic poses"
- [adj] lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
- [adj] lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
- [adj] under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
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| | Synonyms: | | affected, agonistic, awkward, constrained, forced, labored, laboured, tense, unnatural |
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| | Definition: | | \Strained\, a.
1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched;
weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as,
his wit was strained.
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