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.
Source: wiktionary
Overstrain
Synonyms for "overstrain" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (31)
Related words (53)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- пренапрягам verb (subject to an excessive demand)
- преуморявам verb (subject to an excessive demand)
Dutch
1 entries- overbelasten verb (subject to an excessive demand)
German
2 entries- überfordern verb (subject to an excessive demand)
- überlasten verb (subject to an excessive demand)
Hungarian
2 entries- túlerőltet verb (subject to an excessive demand)
- túlfeszít verb (subject to an excessive demand)
Swedish
1 entries- överanstränga verb (subject to an excessive demand)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to overstrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.
Source: wiktionary
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