stressed

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /stɹɛst/ See IPA manual

Freq #5818

Meanings

1

adj
Feeling worried or under mental pressure.

She felt stressed about her upcoming exams.
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

More harassed harried tried

Opposites

unstressed

Word family

Derived forms nonstressedphotostressedpre-stressedprestressedstressednesstechnostressed

Related forms stressed-out

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Phrases (1)

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stressed syllable
a syllable pronounced with greater emphasis than the others nearby

Adjective + noun

Topics

Describing Qualities

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