English adjective: stressed | |||
1. | stressed suffering severe physical strain or distress | ||
Samples | He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing. | ||
Synonyms | distressed | ||
Similar | troubled | ||
Antonyms | untroubled | ||
2. | stressed bearing a stress or accent | ||
Samples | An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'. | ||
Synonyms | accented | ||
Similar | emphasised, emphasized, emphatic, masculine | ||
Antonyms | unstressed | ||