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    stressed
    /strɛst/

    adjective

    • 1. experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension: "stressed workers reported smoking more"
    • 2. (of a syllable) pronounced with stress: "elision after a stressed syllable"

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  2. Learn the meaning of stressed as a verb and an adjective, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, and related words for stressed in English.

  3. Learn the meaning of stressed as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use stressed in a sentence and how it differs from stressed-out.

  4. : a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. d. : a state resulting from a stress. especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium. job-related stress. e. : strain, pressure.

  5. Learn the meaning of stress as a noun and a verb in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to pronounce stress, how to use it in sentences, and how to avoid stress in your life.

  6. Definitions of stressed. adjective. suffering severe physical strain or distress. synonyms: distressed. troubled. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need. adjective. bearing a stress or accent. “an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'” synonyms: accented.

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