stressed

1. 1
   adjective

   Feeling worried or under pressure, in your body or your mind.

   Like a rubber band pulled too tight and ready to snap.

   She felt stressed the night before her big test.

   The long week of overtime left him tired and stressed.

   Similartense, anxious, frazzled, strained, overwrought

   Oppositerelaxed, calm, carefree, laid-back

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of stress. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She stressed the importance of arriving on time.

   He stressed every word so the children would understand.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Spoken louder and with more force than the parts of a word around it.

   Like hitting one drum beat harder than the rest.

   In the word 'apple,' the first part is stressed.

   The stressed syllable always sounds a little stronger.

   Similaraccented, emphasized, strong

   Oppositeunstressed, unaccented, weak

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