strain vs nervousness

nervousness vs strain

strain and nervousness both are nouns.

strain is a verb but nervousness is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strain	Yes	No	Yes	No
nervousness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nervousness is a hypernym of strain; that is, nervousness is a word with a broader meaning than strain:

strain: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
nervousness: an uneasy psychological state

Other hypernyms of strain include nerves.

strain (noun)	nervousness (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal	a sensitive or highly strung temperament
the act of singing	the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
an intense or violent exertion	an uneasy psychological state
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

strain (verb)	nervousness (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
alter the shape of (something) by stress
to exert much effort or energy
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
remove by passing through a filter
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
become stretched or tense or taut
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
test the limits of

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