Stressed

Definition: Stressed

Stressed

Adjective

1. Suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention".

2. Bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "stressed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Synonyms: Stressed

Crosswords: Stressed

All stressed out, and no one to choke. (references; author: unknown)

Stressed Eric (1998)

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Books

• Elijah: Stressed & Anointed (Chariot Victor Bible Character Series) (reference)

• Help Me - I'm Stressed!: Overcoming Emotional Battles With the Power of God's Word (Help Me, Series) (reference)

• Too Blessed To Be Stressed Words Of Wisdom For Women On The Move (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• All Stressed Out! (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Stressed Out [CD-SINGLE] (reference)

• Too Blessed To Be Stressed (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Coral branches that fell in sand corridors bordering the reef are stressed when they become abraded by rolling in the sand. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

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Illinois, stressed the need for protective devices to make the process of police interrogation conform to the dictates of the privilege. (reference)

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Health

Furthermore, the importance of long-term habilitation with cochlear implants must be stressed. (references)

Cold temperatures are more likely to provoke an attack when the individual is physically or emotionally stressed. (references)

Dr. Robinson again stressed, however, that while XXY males share many characteristics, they cannot be pigeonholed into rigid categories. (references)

Business

Commitment to after-sales service and timely replacement of parts should be stressed. (references)

The National Socialist (Nazi) Party, led by Adolf Hitler, stressed nationalist themes and promised to put the unemployed back to work. (references)

NTC sources further stressed that free channels are also allowed a maximum of 10 minutes, have one channel and have no subscription charges. (references)

Children

Vietnam

The Government continued a nationwide immunization campaign, and the government-controlled press regularly stressed the importance of health and education for all children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nepal

In an August 16 speech, Prime Minister Deuba stressed that caste-based discrimination is illegal. (references)

Russia

On June 12, President Putin met with the leaders of several dozen selected NGO's working in various sectors and stressed that NGO's have an important role to play in society. (references)

Economic History

Korea

President Kim Dae-jung's administration has stressed the role of markets over the government. (references)

Russia

During Putin's tenure as president, the GOR has strongly stressed attracting foreign direct investment, particularly through structural reforms. (references)

South Africa

However, reduced infrastructure spending over the last several years due to budgetary constraints has particularly stressed South Africa's existing road network. (references)

Human Rights

China

Xiao stressed that the courts must not only fight corruption in society at large, but also corruption within the courts. (references)

Malaysia

Dzaiddin also repeatedly has stressed that a judge's loyalty must be to the law rather than to outside factors such as politics. (references)

Seychelles

In 1999 the Center for Rights and Development (CEFRAD) published a 5-year action plan that stressed respect for human rights, participation in a civil society, and sensible approaches to development. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

However, the presiding judge stressed that the ruling does not settle the question of compensation for "stolen" children as a whole. (references)

Minorities

Canada

The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith in Canada reported that there were 280 incidents of anti-Semitism in 2000--a 5 percent increase from 1999. Harassment comprised 192 of the incidents, a decrease of 6 percent over 1999. However, the League stressed that many of those incidents were far more violent than in past years. (references)

Political Economy

Israel

It also stressed the need to refrain from unilateral actions or other steps that might change the status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip prior to a final status agreement in accordance with the Interim Agreement. (references)

Political Rights

Pakistan

The Musharraf Government pledged to return the country to a democracy; however, President Musharraf stressed his priority first to build a strong economic and political foundation in order to avert another bout of "sham" democracy. (references)

Women

Mauritania

For example, a 1996 officially produced Guide to the Rights of Women in Mauritania (with religious endorsement) stressed that Islam does not require FGM and that, if medical experts warn against it for medical reasons, it should not be done. (references)

Korea

As examples of gender-discriminatory remarks, the Ministry cited statements that emphasized women's traditional roles in families, stressed men's leadership in society, and encouraged female students to work for good marriages instead of embarking on a career after graduation. (references)

Worker Rights

Zimbabwe

Government officials stressed that the Government reserves the right to reimpose these bans at its discretion. (references)

India

Central unions have stressed their independence and in some cases are attempting to sever previously tight party control. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "stressed": be stressed ♦ stressed skin. Additional references.

Beginning with "stressed": stressed-out, stressed-skin.

Ending with "stressed": over-stressed.

Arabic 

‏مرهق (arduous, burdened, dog tired, exacting, exhausted, exhausting, fatigued, fatiguing, grueling, laborious, onerous, operose, oppressed, oppressive, overtaxed, overtired, overworked, run down, strained, strenuous, tired, tiring, toil-worn, trying, wearing, wearisome, weary, worn, worn out). (various references)

Chinese 

注重. (various references)

Danish

siliciumstaal anvendes fortrinsvis som koldvalset baandstaal til de hoejest belastede fjedre og fjederdele (the silicon steel is widely used as cold rolled strip for highly stressed springs and spring components). (various references)

Dutch

siliciumstaal wordt algemeen gebruikt als koudgewalste band voor hoogbelaste trekveren en onderdelen voor veren (the silicon steel is widely used as cold rolled strip for highly stressed springs and spring components), de vertegenwoordigers van de deelnemende Staten hebben de nadruk gelegd op het belang dat zij hechten aan het proces van ontspanning, dat is voortgezet sedert de aanneming van de Slotakte, ondanks moeilijkheden en belemmeringen die zich hebben voorgedan (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered). (various references)

Finnish

painollinen. (various references)

French

chargé. (various references)

German

betonten, betonte (accentuated). (various references)

Greek 

αγχωμένος (fraught). (various references)

Hebrew 

להטעם (be emphasised, be stressed). (various references)

Hungarian

kiemelt (accentuated, advantaged). (various references)

Italian

teso (aimed, drawn, strained, stretched, taut, tense, tight, tighten, wound-up), accentato (accented, emphasizes). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

強調 (emphasis, stress, stressed point). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きょうちょう (conciliation, co-operation, emphasis, evil omen, firmtone, harmony, stress, stressed point). (various references)

Korean 

압박하는. (various references)

Pig Latin

essedstray.(various references)

Romanian

accentuat (accented, accentuated, emphasized, emphatic, pronounced, underlined). (various references)

Spanish

los representantes de los Estados participantes pusieron de relieve la importancia que atribuyen a la distensión, que ha continuado desde la aprobación del Acta Final pese a las dificultades y obstáculos encontrados (the representatives of the participating States stressed the importance they attach to détente, which has continued since the adoption of the Final Act in spite of difficulties and obstacles encountered), el acero al silicio se emplea sobre todo como fleje laminado en frío para muelles de tracción y componentes elásticos sometidos a fuertes solicitaciones (the silicon steel is widely used as cold rolled strip for highly stressed springs and spring components). (various references)

Turkish

gerilmek (be stressed, be stretched, be tightened, distend, strain, tauten, tense). (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "stressed": distressed, overstressed, prestressed, restressed, unstressed. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Stressed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ostresov, stresse, stresser, Strozzi, tressed. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: desserts.

-1 letter: deserts, dessert, dresses, tressed, tresses.

-2 letters: desert, deters, esters, reests, resets, rested, seders, serest, steeds, steers, steres, stress.

-3 letters: deers, deets, deter, drees, dress, drest, erses, esses, ester, redes, reeds, reest, reset, rests, seder, seeds, seers, sered, seres, steed, steer, stere, terse, treed, trees, tress.

-4 letters: deer, dees, deet, dere, dree, erst, eses, rede.

+1 letter: dosserets, dressiest.

+2 letters: diestruses, dissenters, distressed, distresses, editresses, outdresses, restressed, seductress, speedsters, stewardess, tendresses, trespassed, unstressed.

+3 letters: coatdresses, depressants, dirtinesses, disrespects, dissertates, pantdresses, prestressed, semideserts, sidestrokes, streamsides, tardinesses, testcrossed, tirednesses.

+4 letters: adroitnesses, adulteresses, dessertspoon, directnesses, directresses, discreetness, discreteness, disinterests, draftinesses, headmistress, nightdresses, outsiderness, overstressed, rootednesses, rotundnesses, seductresses, shirtdresses, sidesteppers, spiritedness, spreadsheets, stereopsides, stewardesses, strandedness, sturdinesses, sweaterdress, tawdrinesses, tendernesses, torridnesses, transgressed, trendinesses, turbidnesses, turgidnesses.