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    stressed
    /strɛst/

    adjective

    • 1. experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension: "stressed workers reported smoking more"
    • 2. (of a syllable) pronounced with stress: "elision after a stressed syllable"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRESSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / strest / us / strest / (also stressed out, uk / ˌstrest ˈaʊt / us / ˌstrest ˈaʊt /) B1. worried and nervous: feel stressed She's been feeling very stressed since she started her new job. I was really stressed out before finals. Grandparents can often devote more time to kids than stressed parents. Fewer examples.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stressedStressed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STRESSED is subjected to or affected by stress. How to use stressed in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRESSED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / strest / uk / strest / (also stressed out, us / ˌstrest ˈaʊt / uk / ˌstrest ˈaʊt /) B1. worried and nervous: feel stressed She's been feeling very stressed since she started her new job. I was really stressed out before finals. Grandparents can often devote more time to kids than stressed parents. Fewer examples.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRESSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are stressed, you feel tense and anxious because of difficulties in your life. Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them. Synonyms: anxious, worried, tense, upset More Synonyms of stressed. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stressedStressed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Use stressed to describe emotional strain, like your stressed feeling before taking a test you know will be hard, or the overuse of your body, like a stressed tendon in your leg that hurts when you run.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstressed adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of stressed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.who.int › news-room › questions-and-answersStress - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 17, 2022 · Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation. Stress is a natural human response that prompts us to address challenges and threats in our lives. Everyone experiences stress to some degree.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › stressed_adjstressed, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more

    What does the word stressed mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word stressed, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. stressed has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stressStress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : constraining force or influence: such as. a. : a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part. especially : the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch. b. : the deformation caused in a body by such a force. c.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarystressed | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    stressed meaning: worried and not able to relax: . Learn more.