stressed

CEFRB1

/stɹɛst/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Worried or tense because of pressure or problems.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having a stress or accent.

Examples

  • Kaneko was so stressed out at her new job that she had a nervous breakdown.

  • She stressed the importance of careful preparation.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Suffering stress (either physical or mental).

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of stress

More examples

In context

  • Nancy is stressed out.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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The employees felt very blank because the project deadline was approaching quickly.

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