stressed

STRESS  (strs)

n.

A computer language designed for use in solving structural analysis problems in civil engineering.

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[str(uctural) e(ngineering) s(ystems) s(olver).]

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stress  (strs)

n.

1. Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something. See Synonyms at emphasis.

2. Linguistics

a. The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.

b. The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.

3.

a. The relative force of sound or emphasis given a syllable or word in accordance with a metrical pattern.

b. A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.

4. Accent or a mark representing such emphasis or force.

5. Physics

a. An applied force or system of forces that tends to strain or deform a body.

b. The internal resistance of a body to such an applied force or system of forces.

6.

a. A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.

b. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition.

7. A state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: "He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger" (Robert J. Samuelson).

tr.v. stressed, stress·ing, stress·es

1. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety.

2. To give prominence to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.

3. To subject to physical or mental pressure, tension, or strain.

4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.

5. To construct so as to withstand a specified stress.

Phrasal Verb:

stress out Informal

To subject to or undergo extreme stress, as from working too much.

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[Middle English stresse, hardship, partly from destresse (from Old French; see distress) and partly from Old French estrece, narrowness, oppression (from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see strait).]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stressed - suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" distressed troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
	2.	stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" accented unstressed - not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"

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stressed

adjective anxious, worried, tense, upset, distressed, under pressure, harassed, pressurized Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them.

Translations

stressed [strest] ADJ

1. (= tense) [person] → estresado, agobiado

2. (Ling, Poetry) [syllable] → acentuado

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stressed [ˈstrɛst] adj

(= not relaxed) → stressé(e)
to feel stressed → être stressé
to make sb feel stressed → stresser qn

[metal] → sous contrainte

[syllable] → accentué(e)
stressed out adj → stressé(e)
to be stressed out → être stressé(e)
stress fracture n [bone] → fracture f de fatigue; [rock] → fracture f de tension

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stressed

adj

syllable, word → betont

(= under stress) person → gestresst, über(be)lastet

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stressed [strɛst] adj (syllable) → accentato/a

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stressed → متوتر stresovaný stresset gestresst αγχωμένος estresado stressaantunut stressé koji je pod stresom stressato ストレスがたまった 스트레스를 받고 있는 gestrest belastet zestresowany estressado, stressado подчеркнутый stressad ภาวะถูกกดดัน gerilmiş bị căng thẳng 压力重重的