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- [stres]
- /strɛs/
- /strest/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stres]
- /strɛs/
Definitions of stressed word
- noun stressed importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
- noun stressed Phonetics. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of special effort in utterance. 1
- noun stressed Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
- noun stressed emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
- noun stressed the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
- noun stressed Mechanics. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results. the amount of stress, usually measured in pounds per square inch or in pascals. a load, force, or system of forces producing a strain. the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to the external forces applied to it. the ratio of force to area. See also strain1 (def 23), shear (def 19), torsion (def 3). 1
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Origin of stressed
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (noun) Middle English stresse, aphetic variant of distresse distress; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Stressed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stressed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stressed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stressed
adj stressed
- drawn — past participle of draw.
- hard pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- hard-pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- harried — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
verb stressed
- accentuated — to give emphasis or prominence to.
- dragooned — Simple past tense and past participle of dragoon.
- emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
- featured — made a feature or highlight; given prominence: a featured article; a featured actor.
- italicized — to print in italic type.
adjective stressed
- agitated — If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- edgy — nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- harassed — stressed, tormented
- accented — Language or speech that is accented is spoken with a particular accent.
noun stressed
- metered — an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated.
Antonyms for stressed
adj stressed
- longsuffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
Top questions with stressed
- what hormone is released when a person is stressed?
- how do you know if your stressed?
- how to be less stressed at work?
- how to not be stressed?
- what to do when you re stressed?
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- what is a stressed syllable?
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