superstrain UK /ˈs(j)uːpəstɹeɪn/US /ˈsuːpəɹstɹeɪn/noun 1/suːpəɹˈstɹeɪn/ verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains. superstrain /suːpəɹˈstɹeɪn/ verb1 •(no longer used) To overstrain, to strain too much.In the straining of a string , the further it is strained the less superstraining goeth to a note — 1627 formssuperstrained · superstraining · superstrains