eyestrain
Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive…Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision.
» I have eyestrain.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Tiredness or pain in the eyes, sometimes accompanied by headache, caused by excessive or improper use of the eyes, or by uncorrected defects of vision.
a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem
Examples
2 sentencesI have eyestrain.
Some viewers complain of headaches and eyestrain after watching 3D films.
deViele Zuschauer klagen nach 3-D-Filmen über Kopf- und Augenschmerzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From eye + strain.From eye + strain.
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Forms
plural: eyestrains| Singular | eyestrain |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem:asthenopia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable