stressed Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb to stress, single out as important
   emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
   
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
2. verb put stress on; utter with an accent
   stress; accentuate; accent.
   
   • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
3. verb test the limits of
   try; strain; stress.
   
   • You are trying my patience!
4. adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
   distressed.
   
   • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
5. adjective bearing a stress or accent
   accented.
   
   • an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'

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