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stressed

/stɹɛst/adjective1 syllable

Stressed means: bearing a stress or accent.

Synonyms for stressed7

adjective, as in bearing a stress or accent

accented, emphatic, emphasized, emphasised, masculine

adjective, as in suffering severe physical strain or distress

Opposites of stressed

unstressed

What does stressed mean?2

adjective

1

bearing a stress or accent“an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in ‘delay’”

2

suffering severe physical strain or distress“he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stressed?51

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Stressed in a sentence

  • Stressed is our heart till it rests in you.matecro
  • My second appointment was with a man who was stressed out from work.terrynoti
  • Spain’s health system is stressed to the breaking point.Hybrid
  • The waitress serving us at the diner was exhausted and stressed.meirad
  • The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.CK
  • The teacher stressed the importance of daily practice.CK
  • I wrote down every phrase in his speech that he stressed.unknown
  • Yanni's wife is so stressed around the house.Amastan

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