Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of stress.
  • adjective suffering stress (either physical or mental)
  • adjective phonetics having a stress or accent

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective suffering severe physical strain or distress
  • adjective bearing a stress or accent

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word stressed.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Desserts in reverse.

    July 22, 2007