1 showing the effects of worry or pressure
SYNTENSE:
Her face looked strained and weary. * He spoke in a low, strained voice.
2 (of a situation) not relaxed or friendly
SYNTENSE:
There was a strained atmosphere throughout the meeting. * Relations between the two families are strained.
3 not natural; produced by a deliberate effort
SYNFORCED:
She gave a strained laugh.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for strained is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is strained a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, strained is tagged as adjective.
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