ALL meanings of stressed
stress
S s - noun stressed importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
- noun stressed Phonetics. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of special effort in utterance. 1
- noun stressed Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
- noun stressed emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
- noun stressed the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
- noun stressed Mechanics. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results. the amount of stress, usually measured in pounds per square inch or in pascals. a load, force, or system of forces producing a strain. the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to the external forces applied to it. the ratio of force to area. See also strain1 (def 23), shear (def 19), torsion (def 3). 1
- noun stressed Physiology. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism. 1
- noun stressed physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension: Worry over his job and his wife's health put him under a great stress. Synonyms: anxiety, burden, pressure, oppression; effort, exertion, struggle, strain. 1
- noun stressed a situation, occurrence, or factor causing this: The stress of being trapped in the elevator gave him a pounding headache. 1
- noun stressed Archaic. strong or straining exertion. 1
- verb with object stressed to lay stress on; emphasize. 1
- verb with object stressed Phonetics. to pronounce (a syllable or a word) with prominent loudness: Stress the first syllable of “runner.” Stress the second word in “put up with.”. Compare accent (def 18). 1
- verb with object stressed to subject to stress or strain. 1
- verb with object stressed Mechanics. to subject to stress. 1
- verb without object stressed to experience stress or worry: Don't stress about the turkey; I promise it will be delicious. Dad is always stressing out over his job. 1
- adjective stressed emotionally 1
- abbreviation STRESSED syllable 1
- adjective stressed subjected to physical strain 1
- adjective stressed If you are stressed, you feel tense and anxious because of difficulties in your life. 0
- adjective stressed A stressed object is affected by strong physical pressure which has been applied to it. 0
- adjective stressed If a word or part of a word is stressed, it is pronounced with emphasis. 0
- adjective stressed suffering from stress 0
- adjective stressed (of a syllable or word) given more weight than the surrounding syllables or words 0
- adjective stressed having been subjected to pressure or tension 0