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(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination..
The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable.
Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.
Use overstrain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overstrain means (ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination..
Common synonyms include overextend.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable.
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