Word: strained
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: strained
Definition: Under tension; tense.
Morphemes:
Affix: strain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight together, to tie
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.