stress out

verb

To become stressed.

“Will you stop worrying? You're stressing me out.”

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Meanings

verbstress out (third-person singular simple present stresses out, present participle stressing out, simple past and past participle stressed out)

present singular third person stresses out · participle present stressing out · participle past stressed out · past stressed out

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo become stressed.
  2. idiomatictransitiveTo inflict stress on someone or something.
  3. idiomatictransitiveTo inflict mental, emotional, or psychological tension on (someone).

    Will you stop worrying? You're stressing me out.

    1 more example

    With her thesis defence coming up, she is completely stressed out.

Translations

Catalan estressar, fer ansiós
  • estressarto inflict stress on
  • fer ansiósto inflict stress on
French stresser
  • stresserto inflict stress on
German stressen
  • stressento inflict stress on
Italian stressare
  • stressareto inflict stress on
Latin faciō anxius
  • faciō anxiusto inflict stress on
Portuguese estressar, stressar
  • estressarto inflict stress on
  • stressarto inflict stress on
Spanish agobiar, estresar
  • agobiarto inflict stress on
  • estresarto inflict stress on
Turkish strese sokmak
  • strese sokmakto inflict stress on
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APA

stress out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20out

MLA

“stress out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stress out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20out.

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