stressed meaning

UK /strɛst/ US /strɛst/ 1 syllable

stressed (adjective): suffering severe physical strain or distress.

stressed has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

stressed as an adjective

  1. suffering severe physical strain or distress
    • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing

    Synonyms: distressed

    Similar: troubled

  2. bearing a stress or accent
    • an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'

    Synonyms: accented

    Opposite: unstressed

    Similar: emphatic, masculine

How to pronounce stressed

stressed is pronounced /strɛst/ in British English and /strɛst/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with stressed

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in ED · 8-letter words

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