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English to English adjective
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Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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lacking natural ease | | Example: a labored style of debating
source: wordnet30
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showing signs of mental and emotional tension | | Example: her voice was strained as she asked the question
source: wordnet30
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lacking spontaneity; not natural | | Example: a constrained smile
forced heartiness
a strained smile
source: wordnet30
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struggling for effect | | Example: agonistic poses
source: wordnet30
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