strained

Meaning

strain

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Synonyms

tense
B2
taut
32k
forced
B1
tight
B1
serious
A1
labored
20k
stern
C1
constrained
38k
sprained
C2
agonistic
laboured
40k

nervous

farfetched
48k
pulled
B1
sifted

far-fetched

harsh
B2
intense
B2
intensive
C2
jittery
28k
narrow
B2
quarrelsome
sharp
B2
sieved
snug
C2
stressed
C1
stressful
C1
stretched
C1
strict
C1
sullen
30k
tensed
C2
tension
B2
twisted
B2
uncomfortable
B2
unnatural
C2
unreleased
unsmiling
uptight
C2
wired
C1

become aggravated

become strained

become tense

tense up

be reduced to poverty

acute
C2
unrelaxed
affected
B2
anxious
B2
artificial
C1
awkward
B2
Translations

gespannen
strak

geforceerd

teso
angestrengt
forçado
tirante
angespannt
sforzato
colato
contraint
forçat
gespannt
contentus
forzado
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɹeɪ̯nd/

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