# stressed

Pronunciation: say "STREST" /stɹɛst/

## Adjective

1. Feeling the effects of physical or mental strain, tension, or pressure.
   - Simple: Feeling worried or under pressure, in your body or your mind.
   - _After months of caring for two sick relatives, she was constantly stressed._
   - _Workers reported feeling stressed by the impossible deadlines management kept setting._
3. Pronounced with greater emphasis or vocal force than the neighboring syllables in a word.
   - Simple: Spoken louder and with more force than the parts of a word around it.
   - _In 'record' used as a noun, the first syllable is stressed._
   - _Poets often place their most important words on stressed beats._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of stress. — simple past and past participle of stress
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of stress. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The coach stressed teamwork over individual talent throughout the season._
   - _The report stressed the need for cleaner drinking water in rural areas._

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