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stressed

/stɹˈɛst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. suffering severe physical strain or distress
    “he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
  2. bearing a stress or accent
    “an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'”

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