strained en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /stɹeɪ̯nd/
Meanings
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Forced through a strainer.
Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
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Under tension; tense.
In the summer of 1994, Shaylene’s relationship with her mother was strained. Darlene had recently caught Shaylene smoking marijuana, and the resulting tension prompted her daughter to move out and stay with a friend for weeks.
2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026:Ever since the fight our relationship has been strained.
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Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
A strained smile.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most strained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more strained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
half-strained · unstrained · strainedness · strained silicon · strainedly · prestrained · nonstrained
Translations (17)
bg напрегнат (tense) · bg изцеден (forced through strainer) · hu passzírozott (forced through strainer) · hu feszült (tense) · fr tendu (tense) · nl gespannen (tense) · es pasado por cedazo (forced through strainer) · hu erőltetett (not natural or spontaneous but done with effort) · hu pürésített (forced through strainer) · sv spänd (tense) · hu pépesített (forced through strainer) · de angespannt (tense) · es tenso (tense) · es tensionado (tense) · es tensado (tense) · it teso (tense) · sv ansträngd (tense)