stressed
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3. To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
4. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
"“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second."
5. To emphasise (words in speaking).
6. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
"I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence."
Synonyms
1. Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
2. Having a stress or accent.
≠ Antonyms
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