English > mental strain: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress. |
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| Example | "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" |
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| Synonyms | strain, nervous strain |
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| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
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| Narrower | tension, tenseness, stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
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| Broader | nervousness, nerves | An uneasy psychological state |
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| Spanish | nerviosidad, nerviosismo, nervios, tensión |
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| Catalan | nerviosisme, nerviositat, nervis, tensió |
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