stressed as an adjective: - 1
- 2
stressed
adjective
1 stressed
Suffering severe physical strain or distress:
— He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing.
synonym: distressed.
2 stressed
Bearing a stress or accent:
— An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'.
synonym: accented.
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