stressed B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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 harassedharriedtried ↔ Opposites unstressed Word family Derived forms nonstressedphotostressedpre-stressedprestressedstressednesstechnostressed Related forms stressed-out Common collocations stressed syllable Adjective + noun Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stressed **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /stɹɛst/ **Frequency rank:** 5818 ## Meanings 1. Feeling worried or under mental pressure. 2. Said with extra force or emphasis, as a syllable. ## Examples - She felt stressed about her upcoming exams. - In 'become', the second syllable is stressed. ## Synonyms - harassed - harried - tried ## Antonyms - unstressed ## Derived Forms - nonstressed - photostressed - pre-stressed - prestressed - stressedness - technostressed ## Related Forms - stressed-out ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown