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NERVOUS STRAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Example:
the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
Synonyms:
mental strain; nervous strain; strain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nervous strain" is a kind of...):
nerves; nervousness (an uneasy psychological state)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nervous strain"):
stress; tenseness; tension ((psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense)
