adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of stress form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
2. 2
   Having a stress or accent.

Adjective

1. 1
   bearing a stress or accent wordnet
2. 2
   suffering severe physical strain or distress wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

accentedaccentedaccentuatedalveolarapicalapico-alveolar

Antonyms

All antonyms

calmcarefreerelaxedunstressed

Example

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"It should be stressed that we are often influenced by advertising without being aware of it."

Related phrases

stressed out

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