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Definition of stressed adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary



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  1. 1(informal stressed out) [not before noun] too anxious and tired to be able to relax He was feeling very stressed and tired.
  2. 2(of a syllable) pronounced with emphasis opposite unstressed
  3. 3[only before noun] (technology) that has had a lot of physical pressure put on it stressed metal
See the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary entry: stressed

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