stressed

Verb

stress (third-person singular simple present stresses, present participle stressing, simple past and past participle stressed)

1. (transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2. (transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3. (informal, intransitive) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
4. (transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
   • “Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.
5. (transitive) To emphasise (words in speaking).

   Synonyms:

   emphasise, emphasize

6. (transitive) To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
   • I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.

   Synonyms:

   emphasise, emphasize, underline

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