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adjective
Date: 1973
stressed-out <feeling stressed about work>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stressed
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stressed — UK US /strest/ adjective also INFORMAL stressed out) ► worried and unhappy because you have too much work or too many problems to deal with: »stressed (out) workers/business people/commuters be/get/feel stressed (out) »A quarter of workers… … Financial and business terms
stressed — [ strest ] or ,stressed out adjective 1. ) affected by stress: I ve been really stressed out at work recently. physically and mentally stressed 2. ) a stressed word or SYLLABLE (=part of a word) is pronounced more loudly or with greater force… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stressed — UK [strest] / US or stressed out UK / US adjective 1) affected by stress I ve been really stressed out at work recently. physically and mentally stressed 2) linguistics a stressed word or syllable (= part of a word) is pronounced more loudly or… … English dictionary
stressed — [strest] adj 1.) [not before noun] also stressed out informal so worried and tired that you cannot relax ▪ I always eat when I m feeling stressed. 2.) technical an object, especially a metal object, that is stressed has had a lot of pressure or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stressed — stressed; un·stressed; … English syllables
stressed — index alleged Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stressed — (also informal stressed out) adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ look, seem, sound ▪ become, get … Collocations dictionary
stressed — [[t]stre̱st[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ 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. Ant: relaxed 2) ADJ: ADJ n A stressed… … English dictionary
stressed — mod. upset; annoyed. □ Come on, man, don’t get stressed! It’s only a gag. □ I am really stressed. I need a vacation … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stressed — adjective a) suffering stress (either physical or mental) b) having a stress or accent Ant: unstressed See Also: stressed out … Wiktionary
