mental strain

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mental strain - (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"

nervous strain, strain

psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life

nerves, nervousness - an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"

tension, stress, tenseness - (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

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boob happy lethargy loosen up make relaxed mental nerves nervous strain nervousness relax strain STRESS tense tenseness tension unbend unlax Unstrain unwind			For hard it was on Michael, a nerve and mental strain of the severest for him so to control himself as to play-act anger and threat of hurt to his beloved Steward. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context Bar said, there was a certain point of mental strain beyond which no man could go; that the point varied with various textures of brain and peculiarities of constitution, as he had had occasion to notice in several of his learned brothers; but the point of endurance passed by a line's breadth, depression and dyspepsia ensued. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context My dear boy, they have only been talking about it for six weeks, and the British public are really not equal to the mental strain of having more than one topic every three months. The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context			mental healing mental health mental home mental hospital mental hygiene mental illness mental image mental imagery mental impairment mental institution mental lexicon mental measurement mental note mental object mental patient Mental physiology mental picture mental process mental quickness mental rejection mental representation mental reservation mental retardation mental soundness mental state mental strain mental synthesis mental telepathist mental telepathy mental test mental testing mental unsoundness mentalese mentalism mentalistic mentality mentally mentally ill mentally retarded mentation mentee Mentha Mentha aquatica Mentha arvensis Mentha citrata Mentha longifolia Mentha piperita Mentha pulegium Mentha rotundifolia Mentha spicata Mentha suaveolens			Mental set Mental set mental soundness mental spine mental spine, inferior mental spine, inferior mental spine, inferior mental spine, superior mental spine, superior mental spine, superior Mental Squint mental state mental state mental state mental state Mental state examination Mental status Mental status Mental status Mental status Mental status examination Mental status examination Mental status examination Mental status examination Mental status examination Mental Status Questionnaire Mental stimulus Mental stimulus Mental stimulus Mental stimulus mental strain mental stress Mental Subject mental suffering mental symphysis mental synthesis mental telepathist mental telepathy mental telepathy mental telepathy mental test Mental Test Score mental testing mental tests mental tests mental tests mental tests Mental therapies Mental therapies Mental therapies mental toil Mental Toughness Extra Effort Mental toughness, Agression, Fanatical effort, Unity Mental tubercle Mental tubercle Mental tubercle mental unsoundness mental unsoundness Mental Virus Mental Virus Mental Virus

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