nervous strain

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noun

(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
• Syn:
strain, mental strain
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
nervousness, nerves
• Hyponyms:
tension, tenseness, stress