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eyestrain

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: asthenopia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fatigue, weariness, tiredness

History

Etymology

From eye + strain.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼疲勞 /眼疲劳 (yǎnpíláo) — tiredness in the eyes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 眼睛疲勞 /眼睛疲劳 (yǎnjīng píláo) — tiredness in the eyes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視疲勞 /视疲劳 (shìpíláo) — tiredness in the eyes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視覺疲勞 /视觉疲劳 (shìjué píláo) — tiredness in the eyes
  • Dutch: oogvermoeidheid — tiredness in the eyes
  • Dutch: asthenopie — tiredness in the eyes
  • Finnish: astenopia — tiredness in the eyes
  • Finnish: silmän rasittuminen — tiredness in the eyes