Standard Lemma guide

stressed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /stɹɛst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suffering stress (either physical or mental).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a stress or accent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of stress

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

bearing a stress or accent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accented

Antonyms: unstressed

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

suffering severe physical strain or distress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: distressed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرْهَق (murhaq) — stressed-out
  • Catalan: estressat — stressed-out
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊張 /紧张 (jǐnzhāng) — stressed-out
  • Czech: vystresovaný — stressed-out
  • Finnish: stressaantunut — stressed-out
  • French: stressé — stressed-out
  • German: gestresst — stressed-out
  • German: strapaziert — stressed-out
  • Japanese: 緊張した (kinchō-shita) — stressed-out
  • Māori: hēmanawa — stressed-out
  • Māori: pōraruraru — stressed-out
  • Portuguese: estressado — stressed-out
  • Portuguese: stressado — stressed-out
  • Russian: напряжённый (naprjažónnyj) — stressed-out
  • Russian: в состоя́нии стре́сса (v sostojánii stréssa) — stressed-out
  • Spanish: estresado — stressed-out
  • Turkish: yıpranmış — stressed-out
  • Belarusian: націскны́ (naciskný) — having a stress or accent
  • Bulgarian: уда́рен (udáren) — having a stress or accent
  • Catalan: tònic — having a stress or accent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帶重音的 /带重音的 (dài zhòngyīn de) — having a stress or accent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重讀的 /重读的 (zhòngdú de) — having a stress or accent
  • Crimean Tatar: urğulı — having a stress or accent
  • Czech: přízvučný — having a stress or accent
  • Danish: trykstærk — having a stress or accent
  • Dutch: beklemtoond — having a stress or accent
  • Estonian: rõhuline — having a stress or accent
  • Faroese: við áherðslu — having a stress or accent
  • Faroese: við herðing — having a stress or accent
  • Faroese: herðingarsterkur — having a stress or accent
  • Faroese: áherðslusterkur — having a stress or accent
  • Finnish: painollinen — having a stress or accent
  • French: accentué — having a stress or accent
  • German: betont — having a stress or accent
  • Irish: aiceanta — having a stress or accent
  • Japanese: 強勢のある (kyōsei no aru) — having a stress or accent
  • Polish: akcentowany — having a stress or accent
  • Portuguese: tónico — having a stress or accent
  • Portuguese: tônico — having a stress or accent
  • Portuguese: acentuado — having a stress or accent
  • Russian: уда́рный (udárnyj) — having a stress or accent
  • Russian: под ударе́нием (pod udarénijem) — having a stress or accent
  • Scottish Gaelic: beumte — having a stress or accent
  • Spanish: acentuado — having a stress or accent
  • Spanish: tónico — having a stress or accent
  • Swedish: betonad — having a stress or accent
  • Turkish: vurgulanan — having a stress or accent
  • Turkish: vurgulanmış — having a stress or accent
  • Ukrainian: наголо́шений (naholóšenyj) — having a stress or accent
Real reading context

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