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    NERVOUS STRAIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stressplay

    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)

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