strained

adj.

1. Having been passed through a strainer: a bowl of strained peaches.
2. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced: strained humor.
3. Extended beyond proper limits: a strained meaning.
4. Antagonized to the verge of open conflict: strained relations.
5. Twisted; wrenched: a strained ankle.

adjective

Not natural or spontaneous: contrived, effortful, forced, labored. See true/false.

adj

Definition: forced, pretended
Antonyms: genuine, natural, relaxed, unforced

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking natural ease
  Synonyms: labored, laboured

Meaning #2: under great stress

Meaning #3: lacking spontaneity; not natural
  Synonyms: constrained, forced

Meaning #4: struggling for effect
  Synonym: agonistic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i spænd, spændt, forvredet, forstrukket, anspændt, anstrengt, forceret

Nederlands (Dutch)
geladen, gedwongen, gezocht

Français (French)
adj. - tendu, forcé, froissé, en purée, passé (une soupe)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gespannt, gezwungen, künstlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσποιητός, τεχνητός, (για σχέση κ.λπ.) τεταμένος, (για ερμηνεία, υπόθεση κ.λπ.) παρατραβηγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
teso, ricercato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tenso

Русский (Russian)
натянутый, напряженный, неестественный, искаженный, профильтрованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tirante, tenso, rebuscado, afectado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spänd, ansträngd, tvungen, forcerad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
紧张的, 矫饰的, 装作的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 緊張的, 矯飾的, 裝作的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 팽팽한, 강요된, 억지의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 張り切った, 緊迫した, 不自然な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مصفى, مجهد, متكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאולץ, לא-טבעי, מתוח, מסונן, פירה מסונן (מזון לתינוקות)‬

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