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strained
(str/eI/nd )

adjective (a)

  • Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • lacking natural ease(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    labored, laboured
    source: wordnet30
  • showing signs of mental and emotional tension(adj.all)
    Example:
    Her voice was strained as she asked the question.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking spontaneity; not natural(adj.all)
    Example:
    A constrained smile.
    A strained smile.
    Synonym:
    constrained, forced
    source: wordnet30
  • struggling for effect(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    agonistic
    source: wordnet30
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