nervous strain

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nervous strain

nervous strain
n : nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" [syn: strain, mental strain]





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nervous strain

Noun
1. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
(synonym) strain, mental strain
(hypernym) nervousness, nerves
(hyponym) tension, tenseness, stress
(classification) psychology, psychological science


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nervliche Belastung
神经紧张。
nervous strain, strain on the nerves