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strainful

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Full of strain; requiring or exacting great effort; strenuous; stressful.

Examples

“The general conclusion we wish⟳ to draw⟳ is a simple one. Certain strategies are less strainful than others in terms of the demands they place⟳ on memory and upon inference.”
“In developing inventories of strainful events, criminologists must keep⟳ in mind⟳ the fact that there may be important […]”
“The first type⟳ of coping response changes the situation out of which the strainful experience⟳ arises.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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