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strained
/streɪnd/ adjectiveDefinition
NOT RELAXED › showing that someone is nervous or anxious: We had a rather strained conversation.
DIFFICULT › If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling that relationship: Relations are still strained between the two countries. They have a rather strained relationship.
(Definition of strained adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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