stressed

Thân thiện

A student marks the stressed syllable in the word "delay" on the chalkboard.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bearing emphasis or accent: Refers to a syllable, word, or musical note that is pronounced with greater force or prominence than others.
   • Experiencing mental or emotional pressure: Feeling worried, anxious, or tense because of difficult circumstances.
   • Subjected to physical force or strain: Under physical pressure or tension.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Linguistics/Music):
  • In the word "record," the stress changes; it's RE-cord (noun) but re-CORD (verb).
  • The conductor asked the violins to play the stressed notes more boldly.
• Adjective (Psychological/Emotional):
  • She felt very stressed about her upcoming exams.
  • He becomes stressed when he has too many deadlines.
• Adjective (Physical):
  • The stressed cable began to fray under the constant tension.
  • The bridge's stressed components require regular inspection.

Advanced Usage

• "to be stressed out": An informal phrase meaning to be extremely anxious or overwhelmed.
  • I'm completely stressed out from working two jobs and studying.
• In materials science, "stressed" describes an object under mechanical stress.
  • The stressed metal exhibited signs of fatigue.

Variants and Related Words

• Stress (n/v): The pressure or tension itself (n), or the act of applying it (v).
  • Financial stress (n) can make people ill. / You must not stress (v) the first syllable.
• Stressful (adj): Causing mental or emotional stress.
  • Moving house is a stressful experience.
• Unstressed (adj): The opposite, not bearing emphasis or pressure.
  • The second syllable in "sofa" is unstressed.

Synonyms

• Accented (for linguistic/musical emphasis).
• Anxious, Under pressure, Strained (for psychological state).
• Taut, Under tension (for physical state).

Antonyms

• Unstressed, Relaxed, Calm, Slack.

Related Phrases

• Stressed to the max: (Idiomatic, informal) Extremely stressed.
  • After the project failed, the team was stressed to the max.
• Place/put stress on something: To emphasize something.
  • The teacher placed great stress on punctuality. (Note: This uses the noun "stress," not the adjective "stressed").

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• accented
• distressed