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1. (adj.) strained
produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced:
strained hospitality.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) labored, laboured, strained
lacking natural ease
"a labored style of debating"
2. (adj) strained
showing signs of mental and emotional tension
"her voice was strained as she asked the question"
3. (adj) constrained, forced, strained
lacking spontaneity; not natural
"a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
4. (adj) agonistic, strained
struggling for effect
"agonistic poses"
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1. (adjective) strained
showing tension and unhappiness
a strained marriage; a strained silence; His smile was strained and tired.
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1. (adj) strained
subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends
2. (adj) strained
done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained
3. strained
of Strain
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Sense: (of a person's manner, behaviour etc) not natural, easy or relaxed
a strained smile.
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 Afrikaans: gespanne |
 Arabic: مُتَكَلَّف |
 Bulgarian: неестествен |
 Brazilian: tenso |
 Czech: nucený |
 German: gezwungen |
 Danish: anspændt; anstrengt |
 Greek: βεβιασμένος, ψεύτικος |
 Spanish: tenso, forzado |
 Estonian: pingutatud, teeseldud |
 Farsi: تصنعي |
 Finnish: jännittynyt |
 French: forcé |
 Hebrew: מְאוּלָץ |
 Hindi: अस्वाभाविक, कृत्रिम, थका |
 Croatian: usiljen, neprirodan |
 Hungarian: erőltetett |
 Indonesian: tegang |
 Icelandic: þvingaður |
 Italian: forzato |
 Japanese: 不自然な |
 Korean: 억지의, 부자연스런 |
 Lithuanian: įtemptas, nenatūralus |
 Latvian: nedabisks; uzspīlēts; stī |
 Malay: dipaksa-paksa |
 Dutch: geforceerd |
 Norwegian: anstrengt, anspent |
 Polish: wymuszony |
 Persian: تصنعي |
 Pashto: مصنوعی |
 Portuguese: tenso |
 Romanian: forţat |
 Russian: натянутый |
 Slovak: nútený |
 Slovenian: prisiljen |
 Serbian: zategnut |
 Swedish: ansträngd |
 Thai: ที่ไม่เป็นธรรมชาติ |
 Turkish: endişeli, gergin |
 Taiwanese: 不自然的 |
 Ukrainian: натягнутий; напружений |
 Urdu: مصنوعی |
 Vietnamese: gượng ép |
 Chinese: 不自然的 |
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