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   strained

   /strānd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension: "Jean's pale, strained face" Similar drawncarewornwornpinchedtiredexhaustedwearyfatigueddrainedhaggardhollow-cheeked
   • ▪ (of an atmosphere, situation, or relationship) not relaxed or comfortable; tense or uneasy: "there was a strained silence" Similar awkwardtenseuneasyuncomfortablefraughtedgydifficulttroubledembarrassedunrelaxedstiltedOpposite relaxedfriendly
   • ▪ (of an appearance or performance) produced by deliberate effort rather than natural impulse; artificial or forced: "I put on my strained smile for the next customer" Similar forcedconstrainedlaboredwoodenstiffself-conscioushollowunnaturalartificialinsincerefalseaffectedput-onOpposite natural
   • ▪ (of a statement or representation) labored or far-fetched: "my example may seem a little strained and artificial"
   • 2. (of a limb or muscle) injured by overexertion or twisting.
   • 3. (of a mainly liquid substance) having been strained to separate out any solid matter.

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