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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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nervous, worried, or having problems: She had a strained expression on her face.
The meaning of STRAINED is done or produced with excessive effort. How to use strained in a sentence.
1. adjective. 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.
Strained definition: affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced. See examples of STRAINED used in a sentence.
noun (1) ˈstrān. Synonyms of strain. 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.
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage: put a strain on The hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart. Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
Definition of strained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
