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strained
English
- 🔊 showing signs of mental and emotional tension“her voice was strained as she asked the question”
- 🔊 struggling for effect“agonistic poses”
- 🔊 lacking spontaneity“a constrained smile”
- 🔊 lacking natural ease“a labored style of debating”