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Strain

/streɪn/

Intense effort or pressure that causes discomfort or stress on physical or mental aspects.

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I strained my ears to catch their conversation.

After all the trouble we took straining it!'

It was the strain of that that drove her nearly mad.'

Originating in the Middle English strene, from Old French estrein, derived from Latin stringere, meaning to bind tight or compress.

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