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eye-strain

eye-strain is the alternative spelling of eyestrain.

Meaning of eyestrain

Noun

eyestrain (countable and uncountable, plural eyestrains)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    asthenopia

Questions about eye-strain

What is eye-strain the alternative spelling of?
Eye-strain is the alternative spelling of eyestrain.

Words near eye-strain in the dictionary

  1. eye-shades
  2. eye-socket
  3. eye-sockets
  4. eye-stalk
  5. eye-stalks
  6. eye-strain
  7. eye-string
  8. eye-strings
  9. eye-stripe
  10. eye-stripes
  11. eye-sweet

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