emotional strain

collocation in English

meaningsofemotionalandstrain

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emotional
adjective
uk
/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us
/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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strain
noun
uk
/streɪn/us
/streɪn/
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes ...
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(Definition ofemotionalandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A few have died as the result of theemotionalstrain; not a few have lost their reason.
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As these things were optional, they were causing them littleemotionalstrain.
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We have to take great care of the carers themselves because of theemotionalstrain.
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Theemotionalstrainon the 14 year-old seeing his father change from a large fit man to a thin and confused patient was overwhelming.
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In some schools theemotionalstrainon teachers is considerable.
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But there is no doubt that, as a result of his imprisonment and theemotionalstrain, he suffered considerably.
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There is also another element which no one who has not actually been a working musician can understand; that is, theemotionalstrain.
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It is estimated that several million people in this country take tranquillising or anti-depressant drugs regularly to relieve mental oremotionalstrain.
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It is, of course, particularly difficult to deal with such practical problems at a time of enormousemotionalstrain.
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I believe that it is vitally important that parents receive the right support and counselling to help them with thisemotionalstrain.
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The circumstances are such that it will impose anemotionalstrainon them both.
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This very often builds upemotionalstrainthat leads to greater illness.
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Of course the wishes of the bereaved must be respected, particularly at a time of extremelyemotionalstrain.
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But they are nothing compared with theemotionalstrainand anguish under which they have lived for these 25 years.
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I would say first that they are undergoing very greatemotionalstrain.
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I believe it is psychologically stupid to inflict thatemotionalstrainand disturbance upon an expectant mother when it is quite unnecessary to do so.
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We heard the statistics about lifetime extra costs andemotionalstrainon families.
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We believe that it is wrong to thrust young people out into the world at a time of maximum physical andemotionalstrain.
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