overstrainedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈstreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈstreɪnd/

Forms: see over- prefix and strained adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstrain v., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < overstrain v. + -ed suffix².

That is or has been excessively strained.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > full of or subject to extreme or excessive > exerted by

straineda1542

overracked1589

overstrained1599

exerted1675

overtasked1828

screwed-up1829

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > forced

high-strained1565

constrained1571

forced1583

overstrained1599

strained1609

epitonic1879

smart1899

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly > excessively

overstretcheda1628

overstrained1895

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 57 Yt maye, after a harde and ouerstreyned sorte, beare somme sence.

a1628 F. Greville Treat. Monarchy (1670) ix. 111 None shall be over-strain'd or discontent, But from the heart each Limb receive his health.

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 118 If a sicknesse, or unlook'd-for Crosse..Befalls them: it soone maketh so infirme Their over-strain'd Estates; that Almes are needed.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. x. 193 His overstrained Civility to Miss Nancy.

1781 R. E. Raspe tr. G. E. Lessing Nathan the Wise i. ii. 7 You won't, I hope, with these subtleties, absolutely undo her overstrained brains?

1819 J. Neal Otho Pref. He whole magic of the scene depends upon such overstrained credulity.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 120 As some wild turn of anger, or a mood Of overstrain'd affection.

1895 Proc. Royal Soc. 58 131 The tendency to creeping is found..to be much reduced in consequence of the hardening and recovery of elasticity which the overstrained material undergoes.

1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. ii. 35 My forebearance is overstrained, it's gone flat. That's what's the matter with me.

1991 Marxism Today Mar. 28/2 Enzenberger's whole position, which seems to cry out for such examination, leads only to an overstrained nihilism.

Derivatives

† overstrainedness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > extreme or excessive > condition of being overstrained

overstrainedness1839

1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 52 That eye which..Beams close upon me till it bursts from sheer Overstrainedness of sight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overstrained
释义	overstrainedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstreɪnd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstreɪnd/ Forms: see over- prefix and strained adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstrain v., -ed suffix². Etymology: < overstrain v. + -ed suffix². That is or has been excessively strained. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > full of or subject to extreme or excessive > exerted by straineda1542 overracked1589 overstrained1599 exerted1675 overtasked1828 screwed-up1829 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] > forced high-strained1565 constrained1571 forced1583 overstrained1599 strained1609 epitonic1879 smart1899 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > drawing out forcibly or tightly > drawn out forcibly or tightly > excessively overstretcheda1628 overstrained1895 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 57 Yt maye, after a harde and ouerstreyned sorte, beare somme sence. a1628 F. Greville Treat. Monarchy (1670) ix. 111 None shall be over-strain'd or discontent, But from the heart each Limb receive his health. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 118 If a sicknesse, or unlook'd-for Crosse..Befalls them: it soone maketh so infirme Their over-strain'd Estates; that Almes are needed. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. x. 193 His overstrained Civility to Miss Nancy. View more context for this quotation 1781 R. E. Raspe tr. G. E. Lessing Nathan the Wise i. ii. 7 You won't, I hope, with these subtleties, absolutely undo her overstrained brains? 1819 J. Neal Otho Pref. He whole magic of the scene depends upon such overstrained credulity. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 120 As some wild turn of anger, or a mood Of overstrain'd affection. 1895 Proc. Royal Soc. 58 131 The tendency to creeping is found..to be much reduced in consequence of the hardening and recovery of elasticity which the overstrained material undergoes. 1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. ii. 35 My forebearance is overstrained, it's gone flat. That's what's the matter with me. 1991 Marxism Today Mar. 28/2 Enzenberger's whole position, which seems to cry out for such examination, leads only to an overstrained nihilism. Derivatives † overstrainedness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > extreme or excessive > condition of being overstrained overstrainedness1839 1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 52 That eye which..Beams close upon me till it bursts from sheer Overstrainedness of sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1599
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