- adjectivestressed (adjective)
- experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension:"stressed workers reported smoking more" · "she should see a doctor if she is feeling particularly stressed out"
- phonetics(of a syllable) pronounced with stress:"elision after a stressed syllable"
- strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture; prestressed:"stressed concrete walls"
verbstressed (past tense) · stressed (past participle)- give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing:"they stressed the need for reform" · "she was anxious to stress that her daughter's safety was her only concern" · "“I want it done very, very neatly,” she stressed"
- give emphasis to (a syllable or word) when pronouncing it:"in French, the last syllable is usually stressed"
- subject to pressure or tension:"this type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints"
- cause mental or emotional strain or tension in:"I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before" · "thinking about going back to work stresses me out"
- informalbecome tense or anxious; worry:"don't stress—there's plenty of time to get a grip on the situation" · "I stressed out so much and felt so bad"
OriginMiddle English (denoting hardship or force exerted on a person for the purpose of compulsion): shortening of distress, or partly from Old French estresse ‘narrowness, oppression’, based on Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’ (see strict).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing:
- give emphasis to (a syllable or word) when pronouncing it:
- cause mental or emotional strain or tension in:
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- Being subjected to or affected by stressLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.: subjected to or affected by stress The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed [=stressed-out], or distracted to be productive.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressedstressed adjective us / strest / (also stressed-out, us / ˈstrestˈɑʊt /) Add to word list Add to word list worried and nervous: The kids are sick, I just lost my baby-sitter, and our toilet doesn’t work – no wonder I feel stressed-out! (Definition of stressed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stressedDefinition of stressed adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary stressed adjective /strɛst/ (informal stressed out) [not before noun] too anxious and tired to be able to relax He was feeling very stressed and tired.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/ame…
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