stressed meaning and definition

STRESSED adjective

Definition of stressed (adjective)

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