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overstressed

overstressed adjective: excessively stressed. Also the simple past and past participle of overstress.

Adjective

overstressed (comparative more overstressed, superlative most overstressed)

  1. Excessively stressed.
    • In the last few years, aromatherapy, or the science of smell, has become one of the most popular forms of natural therapy for overstressed executives.1991 April 14, Deirdre Fanning, “The Executive Life; The Overstressed Sniff for a Dose of Relaxation”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
    • More than 90% said they were stressed at work and 69% said they would take industrial action to vent their anger.2001 March 23, staff and agencies, “Morale among overstressed GPs at all time low, says report”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Also used as

overstressed is also the simple past and past participle of overstress.

Forms of overstressed

comparativemore overstressed
superlativemost overstressed

Origin of overstressed

From over- + stressed.

From overstress + -ed.

Questions about overstressed

What does overstressed mean?
Overstressed means excessively stressed.
What part of speech is overstressed?
Overstressed is an adjective.

Words near overstressed in the dictionary

  1. overstrength
  2. overstrenuous
  3. overstrenuously
  4. overstrenuousness
  5. overstress
  6. overstressed
  7. overstresses
  8. overstressful
  9. overstressing
  10. overstretch
  11. overstretched

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