stressed

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/stɹɛst/

adjective

Suffering stress (either physical or mental).

Similar
harassedharriedtrieddistressedtroubledaccentedemphaticemphasized
Opposite
unstressed
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stress
adjectivestressed (comparative more stressed, superlative most stressed)

comparative more stressed · superlative most stressed

  1. Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
  2. human sciencesHaving a stress or accent.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
harassedharriedtried
Opposite
unstressed

adjectivesuffering severe physical strain or distress

Similar
distressedtroubled

adjectivebearing a stress or accent

Similar
accentedemphaticemphasizedemphasisedmasculine
Opposite
unstressed
Also see
accenteddistressedemphasizedemphaticmasculinetense

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُرْهَق
  • مُرْهَق (murhaq)stressed-out
Basque larritu
  • larritustressed-out
Bulgarian уда́рен
  • уда́рен (udáren)having a stress or accent
Catalan estressat, tònic
  • estressatstressed-out
  • tònichaving a stress or accent
Chinese Mandarin 緊張 /紧张, 帶重音的 /带重音的
  • 緊張 /紧张 (jǐnzhāng)stressed-out
  • 帶重音的 /带重音的 (dài zhòngyīn de)having a stress or accent
  • 重讀的 /重读的 (zhòngdú de)having a stress or accent
Czech vystresovaný, přízvučný
  • vystresovanýstressed-out
  • přízvučnýhaving a stress or accent
Danish trykstærk
  • trykstærkhaving a stress or accent
Dutch beklemtoond
  • beklemtoondhaving a stress or accent
Esperanto streĉita
  • streĉitastressed-out
Estonian rõhuline
  • rõhulinehaving a stress or accent
Finnish stressaantunut, painollinen
  • stressaantunutstressed-out
  • painollinenhaving a stress or accent
French stressé, accentué
  • stresséstressed-out
  • accentuéhaving a stress or accent
German gestresst, strapaziert
  • gestresststressed-out
  • strapaziertstressed-out
  • betonthaving a stress or accent
Irish aiceanta
  • aiceantahaving a stress or accent
Japanese 緊張した, 強勢のある
  • 緊張した (kinchō-shita)stressed-out
  • 強勢のある (kyōsei no aru)having a stress or accent
Māori hēmanawa, pōraruraru
  • hēmanawastressed-out
  • pōrarurarustressed-out
Polish akcentowany
  • akcentowanyhaving a stress or accent
Portuguese estressado, stressado
  • estressadostressed-out
  • stressadostressed-out
  • tónicohaving a stress or accent
  • tônicohaving a stress or accent
  • acentuadohaving a stress or accent
Russian напряжённый, в состоя́нии стре́сса
  • напряжённый (naprjažónnyj)stressed-out
  • в состоя́нии стре́сса (v sostojánii stréssa)stressed-out
  • уда́рный (udárnyj)having a stress or accent
  • под ударе́нием (pod udarénijem)having a stress or accent
Scottish Gaelic beumte
  • beumtehaving a stress or accent
Spanish estresado, acentuado
  • estresadostressed-out
  • acentuadohaving a stress or accent
  • tónicohaving a stress or accent
Swedish betonad
  • betonadhaving a stress or accent
Turkish yıpranmış, vurgulanan
  • yıpranmışstressed-out
  • vurgulananhaving a stress or accent
  • vurgulanmışhaving a stress or accent
Ukrainian наголо́шений
  • наголо́шений (naholóšenyj)having a stress or accent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stressed

bestwesttestrequestestguestrestbreastsuggestexpressedcontestnorthwestaddresseddigestsouthwestquestchestprocessedinvestcompressedprotestarrestpestimpressed
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Anagrams

destress
Cite this entry
APA

stressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressed

MLA

“stressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stressed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressed.

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