Meanings
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1
adj
Feeling worried or under mental pressure.
She felt stressed about her upcoming exams.
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2
adj
Said with extra force or emphasis, as a syllable.
In 'become', the second syllable is stressed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· feeling worried or under...
distressed
2
adj
· said with extra force or...
accented
Opposites
unstressed
Word family
Derived forms
nonstressedphotostressedpre-stressedprestressedstressednesstechnostressed
Related forms
stressed-out