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stressed
adjective
bearing a stress or accent
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- TRESSE
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
stɹɛst
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
bearing a stress or accent
“an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in ‘delay’”
adjective
suffering severe physical strain or distress
“he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
In context
Example Sentences
an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in ‘delay’
he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
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