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Meanings of nervous strain in English
Synonyms
Examples for "strain"
Examples for "strain"
1
Health services always come under extra strain at this time of year.
2
Russia recorded several cases of this strain of the virus last year.
3
Argentina's health ministry has confirmed one case of the new flu strain.
4
Differential exposure to financial strain may explain some differences in population health.
5
Aid agencies worry that the huge influx will strain present government resources.
1
The boy had become half-delirious under the mental strain he had undergone.
2
The mental strain of perpetually keeping an eye on them was great.
3
If not actually ill, she was obviously under some considerable mental strain.
4
The Chevalier has just passed through an extraordinary mental strain, Victor stammered.
5
Both girls were still weak and unfitted to bear long mental strain.
Usage of nervous strain in English
1
He carries the nervous strain of one day over to the next.
2
Maria was, therefore, not subjected to the nervous strain of seeing him.
3
I saw he really had been under a nervous strain, all right.
4
The nervous strain was enormous and so was the moral strain.
5
Often the effect of nervous strain in women is constant talking.
6
Thoroughly exhausted by the nervous strain of the day before Robin slept late.
7
Sweat broke out on his forehead, because of the nervous strain.
8
We do things, but we pay the penalty of nervous strain.
9
This last year has been full of both nervous strain and desperate monotony.
10
Add together the physical effort, the mental activity, the nervous strain.
11
A faint moisture broke out on his face with that acute nervous strain.
12
Bessie Stuart, exhausted by her long nervous strain, sank into a restless slumber.
13
She-eh-wasunder a-eh-under a nervous strain; a severe nervous strain, you know, and-
14
The nervous strain had been considerable and she showed it.
15
The keen competitive spirit that stimulates a match player also increases the nervous strain.
16
She insisted that it was too much fish and nervous strain about the Mebbe.
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Translations for nervous strain
Portuguese
Spanish
Nervous strain through the time
Nervous strain across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common